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Air quality alert issued across New York as Canadian wildfire smoke returns
The heat wave has scorched Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, among other southern parts over the past week, setting or challenging all-time records, Xinhua news agency reported.The life-threatening "oppressive" heat dome was producing "dangerous heat and humidity in Texas and spread into the lower Mississippi River Valley," according to the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Modi greeted by supporters on arrival in New York for state visit
"I am confident that my visit to the US will reinforce our ties based on shared values of democracy, diversity and freedom. Together we stand stronger in meeting the shared global challenges," Modi said in New Delhi as he embarked on the visit on board India1, the VVIP the Boeing 777 on Tuesday, arriving here the same day.
New York State legislature passes Bill to make Diwali school holiday in city
Both the Senate and the Assembly voted for the Bill before they ended their session early Saturday morning and it now goes to Governor Kathy Hochul for her expected signature to make it law. Introducing the bill, Assemblywoman Jenifer Rajkumar said, "It is long past time to honour" the "vibrant cultural heritage" of the.
New York sets record for air pollution; Governor says it's 'emergency'
On Wednesday evening, at 7 p.m. (local time), New York was the city with the world’s worst air pollution, hitting 241 on the Air Quality Index (AQI), far higher than the 179 recorded by Lahore, which came next on the index. On Thursday morning at 10 a.m., it continued to hold the record of the most polluted city with a reading of 182, according to IQAir, which monitors air quality around the world in real time.
New Yorkers suffer from smoke, haze due to Canadian wildfires
The air quality index in New York City reached "hazardous" levels on Wednesday afternoon, reports Xinhua news agency. By 3 p.m., it was above 300, according to US government online platform AirNow, an air quality data site, which warned that at that level, "everyone should stay indoors and reduce activity levels".
New York tops New Delhi in air pollution level
He said that the city's Air Quality Index (AQI) number hit 218 because of smoke from forest fires in Canada up north. At the time New Delhi's AQI number was in the 190 range. As the city choked on the drifting smoke, iIts skyline turned into various shades of grey and, as the evening sun filtered through, orange, obscuring the tops of some of the high-rise buildings.
4 great white sharks detected in waters off NY, New Jersey
According to OCEARCH, a global nonprofit marine research group which provides open-source data about shark migration, recently recorded four male great white sharks around the coasts of the two states, CNN reported on Sunday.
Indian-American announces congressional run from Illinois
Nikhil Bhatia, who has worked in urban education for 11 years as a teacher and principal, presently serves as a local School Council member at Galileo Scholastic Academy in Chicago.
Indian-American wins Democratic nomination for top post in US County
Makhija had thrown his hat in the ring for the primary election on Tuesday for Commissioner of Montgomery County, which has one of the largest Asian-American populations in Pennsylvania.
Harry-Meghan looked nervous, says Indian-American cab driver
Speaking to the BBC, Singh, who goes by the name Sonny, said that he picked the couple up at a local police precinct in Midtown Manhattan. "I was on 67th Street and then the security guard hailed me. Next thing you know, Prince Harry and his wife were hopping into my cab," he said.
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