PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — The wildfires burning in western North America are causing smoky haze and unhealthy pollution levels in our region.
However, relief is on its way.
“The smoke is certainly making for a bit of a reduced visibility, kind of a hazy look to the sky," said Nick Carr, who is with the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey.
"On the kind of positive side, it will produce some very vivid sunrises and sunsets (with) the particulate matter. But one of the risks, it does decrease air quality a little bit."
An air quality alert has been issued for most of southeastern Pennsylvania, and most of New Jersey near the I-95 corridor.
Carr said a storm system is coming from the north, one which could stop the haze.
"(The storm) will kind of help clean everything out essentially," he conveyed.
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"It could bring some thunderstorms, but also at least disperse the smoke for a time, and then we will see how the pattern goes. We could have another round of smoke later this week into the weekend depending on how things shape up, but that is a little uncertain at this time.“
In the meantime, the Pennsylvania Environmental Protection Agency is urging the young, the old and those with respiratory conditions like asthma to limit outdoor activities.
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