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How to keep cool in hot weather: Safety tips during heat waves
Dangerously hot conditions arrived in the tri-state Thursday and are expected to last through the weekend in what is expected to be the first heat wave of the summer. These hot conditions have proven dangerous time and time again. Hot temperatures kill hundreds of people every year with heat-related deaths topping more than 700 every year in the United States…
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Smoke map: When will smoke clear and why is it worse in the afternoon?
The smoke continues to smother the tri-state because of a weather pattern know as an “Omega Block” to meteorologists — here’s what that means and when we can expect the smoke to ultimately clear out
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Smoke From Canada Wildfires Impact Air Travel: Check Flight Delays and Cancellations
On Thursday morning, the FAA announced in a tweet it had issued a ground stop for flights from the Northeast, Ohio and Mid-Atlantic bound for LaGuardia Airport.
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NYC air quality ranks worst in world as Canadian wildfire smoke triggers health alerts
If you stepped outside today and noticed the sun looked particularly red or orange, and you maybe had a little trouble breathing, Canada is at least partially to blame.
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NYC Fire Danger Persists as New Wildfire Burns in NJ — With No Help from Mother Nature
Temperatures continue to march upward in the tri-state area, with the forecast trending even warmer as the week goes on and near-record highs possible — a welcome summery feel that is also triggering wildfire concerns regionally. Brush fires erupted across New Jersey a day ago in Brick, Howell Township and Teaneck. On Wednesday, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service was…
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Damaging Winds, Strong Storms Hit NY Area, Pushing Yankees Playoff Game to Friday
With clouds and rain on deck, Thursday’s weather is anything but a home run — forcing the Yankees to postpone their playoff game against the Cleveland Guardians in the Bronx. Thursday night’s game, which had been scheduled to start at 7:37 p.m. ET, will instead begin at 1:07 p.m. on Friday, the Yankees announced. Tickets for the second ALDS...