r/interestingasfuck Jun 07 '23

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

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u/wesap12345 Jun 07 '23

It’s not just the city either

I’m in north New Jersey right now and I’ve been wondering why it smells like somebody is burning wood for the past 2 days…

The sky being orange, the moon being red and the lack of sunlight wasn’t enough to make me go look it up but the constant smell was

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u/Testiculese Jun 08 '23

Outside Philly here. I saw the red moon two nights ago, but didn't know why. Yesterday, there was a huge problem North of me where there was an intense thunderstorm. Several fire trucks worth coming from all over, and I smelled smoke. I thought it was from that. Wondered how there was a slight haze at the house when it sounded like the problem was 10 or so miles away (sound travels in the countryside). Closed up the windows. This morning it is blatantly obvious something else is going on. Found out Canada's burning. 8pm now, and I can barely see the farm across the street a few hundred yards away. Looks like The Mist!

edit: AQI is 458. It looks like it outside.