New York (ANTARA) – Hazy skies and poor air quality are expected to return this week around New York state due to smoke from wildfires, the state's governor warns from New York, Kathy Hochul, Tuesday (6/27), almost three weeks after the smoke. Raging wildfires in Canada have caused poor air quality in New York, what he called an “emergency crisis.”

New York State issued an air quality alert as the Air Quality Index (AQI) reached “unhealthy” levels in some areas, including western and central New York. New York State.

The governor then called on high-risk populations, such as children, the elderly and those with respiratory problems, to avoid outdoor activities on Wednesday (6/28).

“Smoke is difficult to predict due to wind factors, but residents in western and central New York could see and feel the impact beginning Wednesday morning. By Thursday (6/29), smoke Wildfires from Canada are expected to reach New York City residents,” according to NBC News.

“If you want to know the impact of climate change, you will feel it directly tomorrow. This is not something we are saying future generations will face, we are the first generation to actually feel the real impact of climate change and also the last generation who We need to do something meaningful to solve this problem,” the governor said at a press conference on congestion pricing in New York.

From June 6 to 8, smoke from forest fires ravaging Canada triggered air quality alerts in several American states. About 128 million people nationwide are under air quality warnings due to wildfire smoke and ozone. New York's air quality index reached the “hazardous” level on June 8.