Thick Smoke Descends on Western New York Near Canadian Border

Thick smoke from the Canadian wildfires descended on Auburn, New York, a city near the US-Canadian border, on June 7. https://rem-films.com/?fbclid=IwAR0I5closM_O1qC__ZiASTK00o8Z-2EbRkT46-1WwVsgw4qs8VWqK_2dGl8 Professional videographer Rick Morris recorded this footage, and in a https://www.facebook.com/envirodiver/posts/pfbid03tN8GsN26iTaMMYzWWa2XvmN9ua2bh7E2oW3NDDcYbXVuiGmWzJGiRjTHU9rgNi7l Facebook post said he was so close to the Canadian border he was given a "taste of Canadian wildfires." According to the https://twitter.com/NWSBinghamton/status/1666376908060389376 National Weather Service (NWS), winds will continue to push smoke down into the States from the Canadian wildfires, bringing https://newswire.storyful.com/collections/us-wildfires-2023_6739 continued poor air quality . New York Gov Kathy Hochul issued an https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-hochul-updates-new-yorkers-canadian-wildfires-impacting-states-air-quality Air Quality Health Advisory for large portions of the state, including Eastern Lake Ontario, where Auburn is located. https://fire.airnow.gov/ AirNow , an air-quality reporting website, issued a hazardous air-quality warning for much of northwestern New York, and the NWS urged residents to limit time spent outdoors. (Footage by Rick Morris/Storyful via Getty Images UGC)