An air quality alert is in effect today for NYC, as well as Dutchess, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Sullivan, Ulster and Westchester counties.

O ver 1,000 firefighters continue to battle a wildfire in California that has over 72,000 acres, prompted evacuation orders and caused three injuries, according to officials.

People may experience difficulty breathing and throat irritation as Canadian wildfire smoke causes air quality to deteriorate in the Midwest and Northeast.