Officials are urging residents to use caution as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to blanket the upper Midwest, leaving Chicago and surrounding suburbs with “very unhealthy” air quality.
"The City of Chicago is carefully monitoring and taking precautions as the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has categorized our Air Quality Index as 'unhealthy' due to Canadian wildfire smoke present in the Chicago region," the statement read."We recommend children, teens, seniors, people with heart or lung disease, and individuals who are pregnant avoid strenuous activities and limit their time outdoors.
Older adults, children, pregnant women, or those individuals with respiratory disease, should avoid strenuous activity, and keep outdoor activities short if at all possible. Which masks are best? Arwady cited federal recommendations for individuals to wear N95 masks, and detailed other steps they can take to protect themselves.Officials in suburban Evanston have closed area beachesdue to air quality conditions caused by Canadian wildfire smoke.
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