Wildfire smoke causing air quality issues for Chicago area
FORD. SENIORS AND PEOPLE WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS ARE BEING WARNED THAT CHICAGO’S OUT THEIR AIR WILL BE UNHEALTHY. TODAY ERIK RUNGE IS LIVE AT NORTH AVENUE BEACH WITH DETAILS. ERIC. WELL, GOOD MORNING TO THE BOTH YOU. WHILE THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY OFFICIAL AIR QUALITY ALERT ISSUED FOR THIS AREA OR STATEWIDE HERE, NEIGHBORING STATES HAVE SEEN THOSE ALERTS COME THROUGH. AND AS YOU HEARD, ALYSSA SAY THAT WE ARE ALREADY IN THE UNHEALTHY CATEGORY. THIS IS TIME-LAPSE VIDEO FROM YESTERDAY EVENING. LOOKING NORTH FROM THE HANCOCK, ALONG WITH ALONG WITH THE CLOUDS. YOU CAN CATCH GLIMPSES OF ORANGE
IN THE SKY, ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT WEB SITE, CHICAGO COULD HAVE SOME OF THE WORST HERE IN THE COUNTRY TODAY, THE CANADIAN WILDFIRES THAT HAVE BEEN RAGING FOR WEEKS IS CAUSING ALL OF THESE ISSUES. WELL, WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPACTED BY THE WILDFIRES. WE DON’T EXPECT TO SEE WHAT NEW YORK CITY SAW ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. YOU REMEMBER THE EERIE ORANGE GLOW AND SMOKE STILL, IT WILL BE HAZY OUT HERE TODAY. AND IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO THAT SMOKE, YOU SHOULD OBVIOUSLY LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS. WE, STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES TO SEE IF ONE OF
THOSE AIR QUALITY ALERTS WILL BE ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. WE’RE LIVE IN NORTH AVENUE BEACH. I’M ERIK
