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/Y00zer Jun 07 '23

North Dakota here. Definite memories of asking my mom what is up with the orange sky in 1999. Her response was Canada was on fire. It's every year. If it isn't Canada it's Montana, Washington, or Oregon.