The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
A person wearing a mask walks across the Iwo Jim Memorial grounds and the Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and US Capitol fade into smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The US Capitol and the Washington Monument fade into the smoke behind the Iwo Jima Memorial. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
A bicyclist pedals up Pennsylvania Avenue with an obscured Capitol Dome looming in the background. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
Cyclists cross Pennsylvania Avenue with the Capitol Dome obscured from Canadian wildfire smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The view of the Manhattan bridge as seen from the Brooklyn waterfront near dusk. The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline are barely visible due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
Pedestrians make their way along the National Mall near the obscured Capitol Dome in Washington, D.C. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, near dusk, are obscured due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The view of the Manhattan bridge as seen from the Brooklyn waterfront near dusk. The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline are barely visible due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
An American Airlines plane takes off from Reagan National Airport in smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
People on scooters make their way up Pennsylvania Avenue in front of a smile obscured Capitol Building. The air quality in the D.C. region reached its most hazardous levels in decades on June 8, 2023. Over the last several days, smoke from the Canadian wildfires has moved slowly over the eastern United States, creating dangerous air quality in cities from Philadelphia to New York. Much of the D.C. region was in the Purple Zone of the Air Quality Index, which includes AQIs between 201 and 300. Earlier in the day, D.C. and other parts of the region crept into the Maroon Zone, recording an AQI 300 or above. 
The smoke obscured Washington Monument is visible between buildings in Washington, D.C. The air quality in the D.C. region reached its most hazardous levels in decades on June 8, 2023. Over the last several days, smoke from the Canadian wildfires has moved slowly over the eastern United States, creating dangerous air quality in cities from Philadelphia to New York. Much of the D.C. region was in the Purple Zone of the Air Quality Index, which includes AQIs between 201 and 300. Earlier in the day, D.C. and other parts of the region crept into the Maroon Zone, recording an AQI 300 or above. 
The Lincoln Memorial, left, Washington Monument and the US Capitol are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states Wednesday, with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The Brooklyn Bridge and the New York City skyline are obscured by smoke. Smoke from Canadian wildfires triggered air quality alerts in more than a dozen U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline, near dusk, are obscured due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
At dusk, the views of the Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline are obscured due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside. 
The view of the Manhattan bridge as seen from the Brooklyn waterfront near dusk. The Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan skyline are barely visible due to the wildfires in Canada which triggered “hazardous” air quality alerts and prompted closures throughout the city. U.S. states with health officials warning people, especially those in sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly or with respiratory conditions, to limit their time outdoors or stay inside.
