Residents of New York City have found their home covered in smoke over the last few days due to wildfires which have been burning across Canada for weeks.
In some areas, the smoke presented as a murky haze but in others it tinged the sky a deep orange. New York topped the list of most polluted major cities in the world on Tuesday (6 June), as smoke from the fires continues to blanket the city, and as a result air pollution alerts have been issued across the United States.
The presence of the smoke has made some of New York’s most well-known landmarks and destinations look a little different, including the Statue of Liberty, Central Park, Times Square and the Chrysler Building. Take a look through our gallery to see these shocking images.
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9. Summit One Vanderbilt
Visitors at New York tourist attraction Summit One Vanderbilt look out at a smoke-shrouded Manhattan. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) | Getty Images
10. Chrysler Building
The famous Art Deco skyscraper the Chrysler Building wasn’t properly visible due to the smoke. (Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images) | Getty Images
11. New York skyline
An orange-tinged smog made it extremely difficult to see the New York skyline, as cities along the US East Coast issued air quality alerts. (Photo by Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images
12. Brooklyn
Some normal life did continue, and people in Brooklyn played football before the New York city skyline and east river shrouded in smoke. (Photo by Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images