Smoky Photos From The Great Lakes, Ohio Valley And Northeast As Air Quality Plummets

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T​hursday brought more unhealthy to very unhealthy air quality to the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and Northeast Thursday as smoke from Canada's wildfires continues to blow into the U.S.

P​hotos show a hazy Washington, D.C., as well as smoky skies in New York City, Chicago, Detroit and other parts of the Midwest.

T​he worst air quality was seen in Chicago, Cincinnati, PIttsburgh, Syracuse, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., on Thursday.

I​QAir rated Detroit as the major city with the worst air quality on Thursday, with Washington, D.C., taking second place and Chicago taking fifth.

T​he dense smoke is forecast to linger in the eastern Great Lakes and the interior Northeast throughout the day Thursday. Friday may bring improved air quality to the Midwest and parts of the mid-Atlantic, but some areas of the Northeast, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York state and western New England may have to wait until Saturday to see much improvement.

Canada is experiencing the worst year for wildfires on record, and fires throughout Quebec province have been burning for weeks. In early June, the fires sent smoke southward into the Northeastern U.S., painting skies orange and yellow and creating unhealthy, very unhealthy and even hazardous air quality.

C​lick through the slideshow above to see images of the U.S. shrouded in smoke and haze.

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