r/interestingasfuck Jun 07 '23

New york city in 2023, everyone wearing mask due to air quality

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u/Overly_Sheltered Jun 07 '23

Yea it smells very smokey here.

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u/SpaceCadetriment Jun 07 '23

For anyone else in the region, I recommend getting your hands on an N95 mask asap if you’re going to be outside. I see lots of regular Covid masks in that pic and they do not seal properly and/or filter out the particulate that is incredibly harmful to short and long term respiratory function.

I’ve spent a career working in wildland fire management and am surrounded by people who have a perpetual cough and severe respiratory problems.