{"id":298061,"date":"2026-07-16T20:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298061\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T20:56:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T20:56:09","slug":"timelapse-captures-wildfire-smog-slowly-engulf-nyc-skyline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/298061\/","title":{"rendered":"Timelapse captures wildfire smog slowly engulf NYC skyline"},"content":{"rendered":"

Surreal video captures wildfire smoke overtaking the Big Apple skyline on Wednesday \u2014 as officials warn New Yorkers to stay indoors due to abysmal air quality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The timelapse video from Wednesday shows blue skies turning yellow as smoke from Canadian wildfires<\/a> poured down into the region.<\/p>\n

As the sun set, the Big Apple skyline turned an eerie pale orange hue, a\u00a0livestream from Earthcam\u00a0shows<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The city skyline seen through the live cam on July 16, 2026. EarthCam<\/p>\n

The Brunswick Creek wildfire consumes trees on a mountainside, in Boston Bar, British Columbia, on July 9, 2026. DARRYL DYCK\/The Canadian Press via AP<\/p>\n

The New York City skyline and the One World Trade Center from the Edge observation deck through the smoke on July 16, 2026. REUTERS<\/p>\n

The New York City Manhattan skyline as seen from the East River in Long Island City covered in haze and smoke on July 16. Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/p>\n

The hazy skies continued through Thursday, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Air Quality Alert for New York City. <\/p>\n

The Air Quality Index (AQI) has been hovering between 151-200<\/a> as officials urged residents to stay indoors.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The] combination of dangerous heat and unhealthy air is a serious threat to New Yorkers\u2019 health<\/a>,\u201d Mayor Zohran Mamdani said on X<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cIf you can, stay somewhere cool with air conditioning, limit your time outdoors, drink plenty of water, and check on your neighbors \u2014 especially older New Yorkers and anyone with a health condition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Haze from Canadian wildfires blankets the Statue of Liberty as seen from a Brooklyn pier on July 15, 2026. Getty Images<\/p>\n

New York City is under an Air Quality Health Advisory as the Canadian and Great Lakes wildfire smoke gradually moves through the area, creating a thick smog in the heat. Getty Images<\/p>\n

To combat the poor air quality<\/a>, the city is giving away KN95 masks at local libraries and precincts.<\/p>\n

The hazy air is hazardous to all residents, but especially those battling respiratory issues like asthma.<\/p>\n

The toxic air is also being compounded by a heat advisory.<\/p>\n

Cooling centers in New York City have been extended through Thursday as the smoke puts a damper on outdoor activities. Those who have signed up will receive Notify NYC alert notifications about the changing conditions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surreal video captures wildfire smoke overtaking the Big Apple skyline on Wednesday \u2014 as officials warn New Yorkers…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":298062,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[65486,10585,57,534,9,56,63,65,64,3610,11199,58,133,25998,82],"class_list":["post-298061","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york-city","tag-air","tag-canada","tag-metro","tag-national-weather-service","tag-new-york","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-nyc-headlines","tag-nyc-news","tag-public-health","tag-smoke","tag-us-news","tag-weather","tag-wildfires","tag-zohran-mamdani"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298061","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=298061"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/298061\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/298062"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=298061"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=298061"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=298061"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}