Key Points
Effects of the disastrous wildfires in Canada have reached New York City..
The hazardous pollution levels have reduced visibility and halted air travel...
Smoke from the Canadian wildfires reaches United States as New York City is blanketed in a haze..
The air levels have been reported as hazardous and the air quality is deteriorating as far away as South Carolina..
The degrading air quality has reduced visibility causing air travel to halt..
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