Why It's So Smoky in New York City and Philadelphia Today
 

Why It's So Smoky in New York City and Philadelphia Today
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In recent weeks, parts of Europe have been plagued by poor air quality, including London and Paris. **w, it’s New York's and Philadelphia's turn.

But unlike in Europe, where the smog resulted from a combination of dust that blew in from the Sahara Desert and air pollution from cars, trucks and factories, the issue in New York on Monday arose from a much more common and local phe**me**n: a New Jersey brush fire in Wharton State Forest, about 90 miles outside of Manhattan.

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Above, video of approach and landing at a hazy Newark International Airport on Monday. Credit: Instagram/LimeyFlier Read more...

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