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Currently in Chicago — June 7, 2023
plus, the worst air quality in decades hits the East Coast
Eric Holthaus & Tim McGill
June 06, 2023
The weather, currently.
A wonderful Wednesday.
1. Grab Your Sunglasses
2. Some Welcome Weekend Showers
3. Warmer By End Of The Week
Mostly sunny with highs in the middle 70s on a wonderful Wednesday. Sunny skies Thursday and again highs hitting the middle 70s. Warming up for Friday under partly to mostly sunny skies as highs climb into the lower 80s. The middle 80s for highs Saturday with mostly cloudy skies and some showers possible mainly late along with a few thunderstorms. Mostly cloud Sunday early then partly cloudy with a chance for a few showers early as highs slide back into the lower 70s. Cooler lakeside by 5 to 10 degrees each day.
What you need to know, currently.
Eastern North America is currently experiencing one of the worst air quality outbreaks in decades.
Smoke from a record-setting start to wildfire season in Canada has been streaming across the border all week, darkening skies, and sending people to hospitals.
At one point on Tuesday, the air quality index for New York City was one of the worst in the world, peaking at 157 — that’s 11.9 the WHO air quality guideline value for particulate pollution and considered ‘unsafe’ for all people.
If air quality alerts are affecting the place you live, please take them seriously. Wear masks, limit strenuous outdoor activity, and check on your neighbors. The CDC has a guide for protecting yourself from wildfire smoke.
-Eric Holthaus
Reminder: The tools that protect us from COVID — masks, air filters, and structural policies like expanded healthcare access — are the tools that we need to protect us from the climate crisis, which is causing a decrease in air quality and increase of disease outbreaks.
— Dr. Lucky Tran (@luckytran)
4:07 PM • Jun 6, 2023
What you can do, currently.
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—Eric Holthaus