Millions of Americans woke up to apocalyptic, orange skies Wednesday as thick smoke from wildfires in Canada moved across the US Northeast, spawning air quality warnings from Massachusetts to Washington, DC. In New York, air pollution reached record — and dangerous — levels, putting the city atop the world’s worst for air quality. Health experts recommend everyone limit their time …
Fumes from wildfires in Canada turned the air quality in New York City unhealthy prompting serious alerts in several regions. The air quality in New York City was listed as “unhealthy” as of Wednesday morning. The unusually poor air quality in the Northeast is “extremely rare in modern times,” according to AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter, and is like the …
Long-term exposure to air pollution can result in dementia and lower IQ in kids Philadelphia has become the epicenter for toxic smog from wildfires raging across Canada. Yesterday, technology company IQAir, which tracks air quality and pollution worldwide, claimed New York City had the worst air quality of any major city in the world. City officials have said the smoke …
Scientists have found that moist heat treatment of N95 masks eliminates the novel coronavirus which causes COVID-19, an advance which could allow reuse of these scarce resources in hospitals and long-term care facilities. In the study, the researchers tested four common models of N95 masks at various temperatures and humidity levels to determine whether the virus could be detected on …