It comes after wildfire smoke travelled from Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario amid a dry season, blanketing skylines in cities like Toronto, New York City, Ottawa, Montreal and Washington D.C. Following hundreds of fires, air quality alerts were issued, as some donned masks — bringing us another apocalyptic scene through the series of photos below.
As the East Coast battled, wildfires also continued out west, in areas like Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia. It’s added to what experts believe could be Canada’s worst year yet for wildfires, with already over 2,300 in 2023 and over 3.7M hectares of land burned as of June 9.
In this GOES-16 GeoColor and fire temperature satellite image taken Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at 6:40 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in the Canadian Provinces of Quebec, right, and Ontario, left, drift southward. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)
In this GOES-16 GeoColor satellite image taken Monday, June 5, 2023 at 7 p.m. EDT and provided by CIRA/NOAA, smoke from wildfires burning in Quebec, Canada, top center, drifts southward. (CIRA/NOAA via AP)
A forest fire burn in Sept-Îles on Quebec's North Shore. (Submitted by André Michel via CBC, June 2)
The Olympic Stadium as Montreal is shrouded in smog on June 6, 2023, in Montreal, Canada. Environment Canada issued a smog advisory for the second day in a row. Particles in the air from forest fires in the north of Quebec are impacting parts of Southern Quebec and Ontario. (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV / AFP) (Photo by ANDREJ IVANOV/AFP via Getty Images)
New York
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 7: A smoky haze from wildfires in Canada envelops the Statue of Liberty in Upper Bay on June 7, 2023 in New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - People walk in Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada cause hazy conditions in New York City on June 7, 2023. Smoke from Canada's wildfires has engulfed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US, raising concerns over the harms of persistent poor air quality. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP) (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 7: A person on the subway wears a fmask as smoky haze from wildfires in Canada blankets a neighborhood on June 7, 2023 in the Bronx borough of New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 7: Smoky haze from wildfires in Canada diminishes the visibility of the Empire State Building on June 7, 2023 in New York City. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday night, as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the East Coast. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images)
FILE - A man talks on his phone as he looks through the haze at the George Washington Bridge in Fort Lee, N.J., June 7, 2023. Thick, smoky air from Canadian wildfires made for days of misery in New York City and across the U.S. Northeast this week. But for much of the rest of the world, breathing dangerously polluted air is an inescapable fact of life — and death. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)
British Columbia
A swimmer in Cameron Lake in front of the Cameron Bluffs wildfire near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues at the same pace. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
A fixed wing waterbomber drops water onto the Cameron Bluffs wildfire near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues at the same pace. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
A helicopter waterbomber flies above the Cameron Bluffs wildfire near Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. Canada is on track to see its worst-ever wildfire season in recorded history if the rate of land burned continues at the same pace. Photographer: James MacDonald/Bloomberg
Toronto
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 6 - as the Smoke from forest fires out west and 48 active fires in Northern Ontario contribute to a hazy view of the skyline from Humber Bay Park West over Toronto. June 6, 2023. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
TORONTO, ON - JUNE 6 - Smoke from forest fires in Northern Ontario and in Quebec contribute to pink hazy sunset in the city from the Cherry Beach over Toronto. June 6, 2023. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
Ottawa
Smoke from wildfires in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. Ottawa air quality health index was rated 10+ or "very high risk" by the country's weather agency. Photographer: James Park/Bloomberg
A cyclist rides as smoke from wildfires in Ontario and Quebec obscures Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Washington D.C.
WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 07: Tourists walk around the base of the Washington Monument as wildfire smoke casts a haze of the U.S. Capitol on the National Mall on June 07, 2023 in Washington, DC. Air pollution alerts were issued across the United States due to smoke from wildfires that have been burning in Canada for weeks. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
TOPSHOT - The Washington Monument is shrouded in haze as smoke from the Canadian wildfires blankets Washington, DC, on June 7, 2023. A Code Red Air Quality Alert, for unhealthy and unsafe air, is in effect Wednesday for the Washington area (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP) (Photo by JIM WATSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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