In a creepy… dystopian setting, they wake up and sleep for the last few days. New Yorkers – and not only.

‘Cause the smoke is off hundreds of fire fronts rage across eastern Canada which moved south, covering New York and causing alarm from Minnesota to Massachusetts.

The far-reaching impact of wildfires in Canada has extended to New York City, where smoke from ongoing fires is affecting air quality in the city https://t.co/0xn551C4RG. pic.twitter.com/p1fbFDGBdm

— ANADOLU AGENCY (@anadoluagency) June 7, 2023

All five New York City boroughs experienced dramatic increases in air pollution, with air quality levels considered unhealthy for all people and well above the World Health Organization’s exposure guidelines.

The sky above the Big Apple is a sickly orange hazy color, and the sun is largely obscured by smog.

Canada is on track to face the worst year of wildfire destruction. Fires are burning in almost every Canadian province and territory, and federal government officials have said their simulations show an increased risk of wildfires across much of Canada through August https://t.co/QU7KK6eXkm pic.twitter.com/QF5AAOCb3H

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 6, 2023

Authorities have warned residents, especially those suffering from respiratory or heart conditions, to limit their time outdoors.

The New York City Environmental Protection Agency released health advisories for New York, the Bronx, Kings, Queens and Richmond and surrounding suburbs yesterday, Tuesday.

The eastern United States and central Canada are suffering from one of the worst cases of wildfire smoke in human history.

New York and Toronto are among the 7 worst air quality cities in the world. pic.twitter.com/xt3JpyI7XB

— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) June 6, 2023

But outside of New York millions of people in the midwestern states are also at risk of severe air pollution as air quality guidelines are in place for southeastern Minnesota, parts of Michigan, and parts of Wisconsin.

More than 400 wildfires broke out across Canada on Tuesday, more than 200 of which are out of control. In Ontario, a layer of haze covered parts of Ottawa and Toronto, where authorities have warned residents of poor air quality. https://t.co/7M27RNKwcW pic.twitter.com/jDHaBVaCRZ

— New York Times (@nytimes) June 7, 2023

Fires in The Canadian province of Nova Scotia, which started a week agoreplaced those that swept across western Alberta in May, burning hundreds of thousands of acres of forest land.

By Sunday, more than 120,000 people had been forced to flee their homes in Halifax, the capital of Nova Scotia, and other parts of the province, while 3.3 million hectares of forest land and hundreds of homes and other buildings were burned to the ground.

However, no casualties have been reported so far.

Source: CNBC/New York Times/Reuters.