The D.C. region was blanketed in smoke from the Canadian wildfires. At the moment, some areas have “very unhealthy” air.
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PHOTOS: DC region blanketed with smoke from Canadian wildfires
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A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts.
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A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts.
(WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
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A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts.
(WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
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A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts.
(WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
A smoky haze blanketed the D.C. area June 8, 2023. The smoke prompted air quality alerts. (WTOP/Alejandro Alvarez)
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Members of the Marine Corps honor color guard rehearse near the Reflecting Pool with the sun rising over a thick layer of smoke, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Members of the Marine Corps honor color guard rehearse near the Reflecting Pool with the sun rising over a thick layer of smoke, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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With the Washington Monument in the background and a thick layer of smoke, Marine Corps honor color guard rehearse, Thursday, June 8, 2023, in Washington. Intense Canadian wildfires are blanketing the northeastern U.S. in a dystopian haze, turning the air acrid, the sky yellowish gray and prompting warnings for vulnerable populations to stay inside.
(AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
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Poor air quality will continue through Friday in the D.C. region courtesy of the smoke from the wildfire ravaging parts of Canada. With some areas having “very unhealthy” air, here’s what you need to know.
(WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
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The smoke outside Union Station on the morning of Thursday, June 8.
(WTOP/Sarah Beth Hensley)
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A jogger looks on while trotting as haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A jogger trots under haze blanketing over the Reflecting Pool with the Washington Monument seen at a distance, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, in Washington.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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Haze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, as seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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A jogger, bottom left, trots as gaze blankets over monuments on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, June 7, 2023, seen from Arlington, Va. Smoke from Canadian wildfires is pouring into the U.S. East Coast and Midwest and covering the capitals of both nations in an unhealthy haze.
(AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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