![]() People with chronic lung and heart conditions should continue to monitor air quality, CNN Medical Analyst Dr. Record-breaking smog due to smoke from Canada's wildfires partially obscures the US Capitol in Washington on June 8. The air quality in many parts of the country has gotten much better, returning to near normal, while other areas still have unhealthy levels of pollution. Wen: It depends on the air quality in their area and their underlying medical circumstances. You can use this website to track air quality, and if necessary, change your plans and add precautions accordingly.ĬNN: Are there people who should still be concerned about air quality due to the Canadian wildfires? As we’ve seen from the spread of smoke from Canada’s wildfires, events hundreds of miles away can lead to pollution in another area. Just as the weather forecast in your area can change, so can the air quality. Leana Wen: The federal government has an excellent website,, where you can put in your city or zip code and see what the current air quality is in your area. ![]() ![]() She previously served as Baltimore’s health commissioner.ĬNN: How do people know if they are in the clear from wildfire smoke?ĭr. Wen is an emergency physician and professor of health policy and management at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health. To guide us through these questions, I spoke with CNN Medical Analyst Dr. REUTERS/Troy Dunkley Troy Dunkley/Reuters A person walks dogs along the Brooklyn promenade as the Manhattan skyline is shrouded in haze and smoke which drifted south from wildfires in Canada, in New York City, New York, U.S., June 7, 2023.
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