As firefighters in Canada battled hundreds of wildfires, the smoke spreading south engulfed New York City, Washington DC and beyond in a yellowish haze on Wednesday (Jun 7) as people, many wearing
, Washington DC and beyond in a yellowish haze on Wednesday as people, many wearing masks, passed by familiar landmarks obscured by the smoky fog.
The New York Yankees took on the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday night in a Yankee Stadium blanketed under a heavy amber pall, but Wednesday's game was postponed because of the hazardous air quality. Haze from northern wildfires obscured the sun on Wednesday morning as horsemen rode their mounts towards the track ahead of the Belmont Stakes horse race, scheduled for Saturday.
In a view toward Brooklyn, boats maneuver the East River near the Manhattan Bridge, left, and Brooklyn Bridge in New York on Wednesday, June 7, 2023.
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