The Brief
Parts of New Jersey and New York are under an Air Quality Alert.
The alert was caused by smoke from wildfires burning in Canada.
It is set to stay in effect until midnight.
NEW JERSEY - Smoke from wildfires burning in Canada has caused air quality alerts to be issued in parts of New Jersey and New York on Sunday.
What we know
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has issued aCode Orange Air Quality Action Day for several counties:
Sussex
Warren
Morris
Hunterdon
Somerset
Middlesex
Western Monmouth
Eastern Monmouth
Mercer
Salem
Gloucester
Camden
Northwestern Burlington
Ocean
Cumberland
Atlantic
Cape May
Atlantic Coastal Cape May
Coastal Atlantic
Coastal Ocean
Southeastern Burlington
The cities of Newton, Washington, Morristown, Flemington,Somerville, New Brunswick, Freehold, Sandy Hook, Trenton,Pennsville, Glassboro, Camden, Cherry Hill, Moorestown, Mount Holly,Jackson, Millville, Hammonton, Cape May Court House, Ocean City,Atlantic City, Long Beach Island, and Wharton State Forest were also included.
An AIr Quality Health Advisory was also issued by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for:
New York
Bronx
Kings
Queens
Richmond
Nassau
Suffolk
Westchester
Rockland
Orange
Putnam
Both alerts will remain in effect until midnight Monday, according to the National Weather Service.
By the numbers
An Air Quality Alert is issued when levels in the outdoor air mayapproach or exceed unhealthy standards.
What do the numbers mean?
0-50: Good, with little to no risk of pollution.
51-100: Moderate and really is not a risk to anyone unless they're unusually sensitive to poor air quality. The national weather service will often still issue an air quality alert when we're in this range.
101-150: This is a risk for sensitive groups and people with asthma.
151-200: A risk for everyone and people who are sensitive are at risk for more severe complications.
201-300: Very unhealthy and a risk for everyone.
301+: Emergency conditions.
What you can do
Health officials recommend that people within the region consider limiting strenuousoutdoor physical activity, especially very young children, the elderly and those withpre-existing respiratory problems, such as asthma or heart disease.
Those with symptoms should consider consulting their personalphysician.
The Source
Information from this article was sourced from the National Weather Service.
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