How NYC officials failed to prepare for an air quality crisis

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By Lylla YounesJun 8, 2023, 11:44 pm150 ptsTrending
On Monday evening, meteorologists at the National Weather Service center in Upton, New York, noticed something unusual in the satellite imagery. A thick wall of smoke from a series of wildfires that had broken out across Nova Scotia was moving south toward the Empire State. After examining the wind patterns and…

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