Thick blanket of haze accompanied by smoky smell in Toronto
A thick haze has rolled in to Toronto that at first was mystifying, then kind of pretty, and now feels like it's taking over the city along with a smoky smell.
The air quality in the city is dismal because of it, with an Air Quality Health Index on Monday of 6 in the "moderate" range, also classified as the "unhealthy" range.
Holy smoke!
— Margaret⚡️ (@mrawrmos) July 19, 2021
The wildfire’s smoke has reached Toronto!
Smells like something is burning! pic.twitter.com/T9svO7KZfq
Unfortunately, the muggy haze is due to wildfires that have been raging up north.
The wildfire smoke reached Toronto. pic.twitter.com/UM6FZNqITZ
— Tomas Kaplan (@TomCapli) July 19, 2021
Over 100 fires are blazing in northwestern Ontario, with winds blowing the smoke south.
apocalyptic skies full of smoke. never seen this in Toronto before. #dlws pic.twitter.com/wDS5fpEtN8
— jennifer evans (@nejsnave) July 19, 2021
Wildfire smoke can be harmful to your health, so people are encouraged to take precautions with exposure.
Downtown Toronto under a Smokey Haze. You can actually smell it. pic.twitter.com/cw8tJ7Lcjw
— @carlabosacki (@carlabosacki) July 19, 2021
The smokiness in the air led to views of a bright red sun which inspired tons of photos.
Commonplace sadly in western Canada but rare in Toronto & southern Ontario. An auburn daytime sun caused by fires up north. Vague smell of smoke in the air too. pic.twitter.com/WccMkkq8nP
— Tom Harrington (@cbctom) July 19, 2021
Throughout Monday, a thick smoky haze descended down upon the city.
The Toronto fog - actually smoke - from wildfires today, from my window. It smells that something burnt too. 😔 #wildfire pic.twitter.com/kyc7k1IjPh
— Viviam (@viviamalcalde) July 19, 2021
While images of a city blanketed in haze are certainly surreal, the smell of smoke isn't so pleasant.
The air in Mississauga/Toronto is absolutely gross today. You can taste it, it’s like smoke not haze. Disgusting.
— Fran Dunne (@fran_dunne) July 19, 2021
Hopefully the fires will subside soon and we can look forward to clearer skies and fresher air (well, as fresh as we can expect in Toronto).
