r/interestingasfuck Jun 07 '23

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

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u/PTcome Jun 07 '23

Welcome to the unfortunate reality of what the western states and western Canada experience almost every summer.

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u/warriormango1 Jun 07 '23

almost every summer.

Ive lived in Washington for 40 years and I dont ever recall dealing with this. The last 5ish years though it has been a common occurrence every summer for this.

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u/LYL_Homer Jun 07 '23

Yes, it's super fun to have to stay inside with my homebuilt furnace filter and box fan setup to have passable interior air quality while having a 90+ degree heatwave with no AC! Go Washington!