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Posted 6/8/2023 5:52 PM (GMT 0)
Just wondering how many forum members are now affected by the continuing haze, from Quebec fires especially. In my area the worst seems to drift in between noon-3 PM since Tuesday. This morning we could see the sun in blue skies, then that gradually faded around 11 AM-noon. Ugh!!!! Weather forecasters say it will actually move over Greenland to Norway by the weekend. / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)
Posted 6/8/2023 6:42 PM (GMT 0)
Was bad here on Long Island after lunch yesterday
Cleared up today. Brother had it bad up in Hudson Valley
Posted 6/8/2023 6:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hazardous air here. 4 days now. Is this the new normal?
Posted 6/8/2023 6:58 PM (GMT 0)
It was terrible in New York City yesterday. Today there is haze but it's much better
Posted 6/8/2023 7:21 PM (GMT 0)
It is smoggy and smoky here too and I am in Pa. My eyes hurt just going outside and it is hard to take a walk. My dad’s smoke alarm went off yesterday just from having the windows open. Cant imagine how bad it must be for those in close proximity!
Posted 6/8/2023 7:30 PM (GMT 0)
Today is much better than it has been where I am, but it still smells like campfire outside. My kids have been in school with closed windows and air filters going all week and both my oldest and I have been dealing with some asthma issues. No fun at all.
Posted 6/8/2023 10:08 PM (GMT 0)
I am in south central Pennsylvania and we've been hazy and had code red air quality alerts the past 2 days. A local TV station showed side by side pics of bright blue skies overlooking a river on Monday and this morning you could barely see the anything -- no sky, no river -- just a faint ghost of a bridge that faded into nothing, everything was in an orangey fog. This morning seemed to be the worst although still no sun or blue skies. My eyes were burning when I went out yesterday, I haven't left the house today.
Posted 6/9/2023 10:37 AM (GMT 0)
Northeastern NC has a bit of smokey haze this week with one day of heavy smoke. 'They' did put out an air quality advisory for a few days. Be safe and stay well all
Posted 6/9/2023 1:09 PM (GMT 0)
I'm in BC Canada, smoke from two wild fires close to me, have lingered for days. Vancouver Island (and most of the province,) is rated with poor air quality. Wildfires have increased over the past few years, and continue to start earlier every year.

No campfires etc. We are breaking all sorts of records. It seems this is the new normal. We have not had rain in months, and the snow pack is melted.

I have dry eyes, and going outside to work in my yard was my favorite thing to do...until the smoke made my eyes hurt.

Please....make it rain!
Posted 6/19/2023 10:25 PM (GMT 0)
Got sick with norovirus last week, ugh! I suspect it was an offshoot of the "hazardous"-level air pollution in my urban area the week before-- because a healthy 55-ish neighbor had commented to me the day after wildfire smoke finally left us that she felt queasy. Besides the GI upheaval, chills, & slight fever, also some dry-heaves nausea, I had a continuously runny nose during the 1st night/day of this attack. It was fatiguing to deal with both ends running, but nasal involvement did reassure me that food poisoning was not the issue, TG. Here's hoping the wildfires get seriously contained! / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)
Posted 7/11/2023 10:44 PM (GMT 0)
Is anyone experiencing health side effects from the smoke? Few weeks ago the smoke was bad in our area, since then I am dealing with extreme fatigue, achy joints and weird stuff.
Posted 7/11/2023 11:31 PM (GMT 0)
I'm in Vermont and it's been regular for a month or more now. I live on the side of a hill with a long view on a clear day, haven't seen far in a long while. Faint burnt smell in the air.
Posted 7/12/2023 12:24 AM (GMT 0)
The air quality near me has been ok for a while but we have had 2 separate weeks when it has been terrible. I have asthma as does my eldest child and we have both had issues with our asthma during these two weeks but much better now. Thankfully it hasn't impacted my UC at all.
Posted 7/12/2023 12:12 PM (GMT 0)
When the air quality is low then I lose my appetite and my GI tract gets all upset.
Posted 7/12/2023 6:28 PM (GMT 0)
To KS1905 & Momto2boys especially, our Senator G. sent constituent e-mail a couple weeks ago recommending acquisition of air-purifying devices for home use. I haven't gone that route yet, but some neighbors in my urban apt. bldg. have tried that and say it does help somewhat. (Besides the Quebec wildfire smoke that seems to arrive via NW wind to NE states, we're now getting super-sultry humidity from South winds, typical of July-August weather pattern.) / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)
Posted 7/14/2023 4:41 PM (GMT 0)
I’m in central/Western Canada, and the smoke here is horrible again. To those wondering about health effects, I find it makes me achy and kind of generally anxious—perhaps from climate doom, but I think there’s also increasing research that the toxins can increase boldly inflammation, including neuroinflammation, which affects mental health.

If you go outside, n95-type masks are very helpful and a good idea. A good air purifier inside is also hugely helpful. But man, I hope this isn’t the new normal. It’s cold here so much of the year, I feel like enormous grief at being stuck indoors in the summer too.

Take care, everyone!
Posted 7/18/2023 3:53 AM (GMT 0)
I also hope the air pollution is not becoming our "new normal", especially during the warmer months when we should be able to spend at least SOME quality time outdoors. It does seem like more of our planet is experiencing climate troubles at present, compared to past records and our own memories, though. RE UC management it's generally harder for me to cope with excess heat/humidity combo because my gut only tolerates small amounts of some fresh fruits and juices daily, then the wildfire pollution can lead to queasy feelings so I have to be extra careful about diet these days. Phooey! But I saw a neat video online of U.S. zoo animals getting ice cube treats to help them cope with heat/humidity, and they were loving that, either gobbling the ice or lying atop a pile of it. Somehow that cheered me up!!!! / Old Hat (40+ yrs with left-sided UC; in remission taking Colazal)
Posted 7/20/2023 12:34 PM (GMT 0)
I live in South Carolina and have never in my life had to concern myself with AQI until last month when I went for an early-morning run and felt like I had smoked a pack of cigarettes afterwards. My lungs ached. The air was really bad for a few weeks, then got better, then the last 3-5 days it's been bad again. To the point I don't run outside unless the AQI is below 60 or so. Yesterday it was 150.

On top of that it's been miserably hot. Definitely stressing me and my whole household out. Definitely affecting my GI tract.
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