4th day in a row for air-quality alert in Orleans
Photo by Tom Rivers: This tree at Bullard Park is shown on Friday during the Rock the Park music festival. The grass at Bullard and much of Orleans County has turned yellow due to lack of rain and hot temperatures.
The haze from the Canadian wildfires is resulting in another air-quality alert for Orleans County and much of upstate New York. This is the fourth straight day for the air-quality alert.
The State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued the air-quality alert until midnight tonight due to an Air Quality Index of over 100 for fine particulates.
The State Department of Health advises people limit strenuous outdoor physical activity to reduce the risk of adverse health effects.
People who may be especially sensitive to the effects of elevated levels of pollutants include the very young and those with pre-existing respiratory problems such as asthma or heart disease.
The temperatures are going to be hot for the next several days in Orleans County with highs of 85 today, 86 on Thursday, 88 on Friday, and then a stretch of four days in the 90s – 90 on Saturday, 92 on Sunday, 93 on Monday and 90 on Tuesday.
