Getty ImagesSmoke from Canadian wildfires has descended on the US, resulting in dangerous air quality levels in states across the Northeast and Midwest.
Large swaths of Maryland, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey are in the “unhealthy” or “very unhealthy” range on the Air Quality Index, USA Today reported, while Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin hit “
hazardous” levels.Wildfire smoke can be unhealthy and hazardous when particles are inhaled, causing eye and respiratory irritation, according to the Environmental Protection Agency
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