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Thursday, July 16, 2026 · 72 stories
Smoke from wildfires in Canada shrouds the view of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center in New York City at sunset on July 15, 2026, as seen from Hoboken, New Jersey. Conditions depend on whether the jet stream will continue to funnel smoke from Ontario down through New York and neighboring states, the National Weather Service says.
Police suspended their firearms licenses and required them to surrender their weapons after their daughter told a school counselor she had thought about hurting herself. Nassau County police respond to a man who barricaded himself for hours in a house located off Woodbury Road in Woodbury, New York, on November 28, 2023.
Air quality levels were predicted to worsen through at least Thursday evening as smoke drifted south from Canada.
Orange skies and heavy smoke covered large parts of the U.S. on Thursday as Canada and Minnesota grapple with wildfires.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- New Yorkers are being urged to take extra precautions Thursday as smoke from more than 100 wildfires burning in Canada triggers an air quality advisory across the state. the Air Quality Index was already at 162 Thursday morning and was projected to climb as high as 200 later in the day.
A flash flood emergency was also issued for D'Hanis, Texas, about 60 miles southwest of Boerne, where between 4 and 10 inches of rain have fallen, according to the NWS. Texas Hill Country is often referred to as "Flash Flood Alley." Torrential rain through Wednesday into Thursday prompted flash flood emergency warnings for Texas Hill Country as water levels in creeks and rivers rose rapidly. Between 4 and 12 inches of rain had fallen by noon Wednesday, and an additional 1 to 2 inches of rain were possible in the area.
The far-reaching impacts of wildfire smoke – and how to protect yourself In western regions of New York state, the air quality on Thursday is considered "very unhealthy", while in the New York City metro area the air quality is "unhealthy". Air quality in the Midwestern city of Detroit is currently the worst in the world, Swiss air quality tracker IQAir said, followed by Minneapolis, Chicago and Toronto. notable video shows wildfire surround freight train in Canada Fires in the past burned more frequently in western Canada, but recent years have seen that trend migrate eastward, with large.
Smoke from wildfires burning in south-central Canada and parts of Minnesota is spreading across the US, prompting air quality alerts in more than 20 states with millions of Americans expected to face unhealthy air conditions this week. Millions of Americans face air quality alerts from Minnesota to New York as authorities urge people to stay indoors Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email Tell us: have you.
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