BEHIND BARS. IF THEY ARE CONVICTED. IF YOU GO OUTSIDE TONIGHT, TAKE A LOOK UP AND YOU'LL SEE THE MOON, HIS BRIGHT RED. THAT'S BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE FROM THE WILDFIRES
STILL BURNING OUT OF CONTROL IN CANADA. WHILE IT MAKES THE MOON AND SUN SETS LOOK BEAUTIFUL. IT CAN CAUSEOME SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES FOR SOME FOLKS W E R 2 NEWS. WRIGHT
SPOKE WITH DOCTORS ABOUT HOW THE SMOKE CAN REALLY CAUSE PROBLEMS. KELLY, SINCE MAY, MANY PARTS OF CANADA HAVE SEEN THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF WILDFIRES ON RECORD.
>> AND WITH THE WEATHER PATTERNS THIS YEAR, ALL OF THE SMOKE HAS BEEN TRAVELING DOWN INTO OUR AREA.
>> HEARD YOU NEED TO WILDFIRES THAT HAVE LIKE CALIFORNIA STUFF. WHEN MOST PEOPLE THINK OF WILDFIRES, THEY THINK OF CALIFORNIA. BUT HERE IN MARYLAND, WE'VE BEEN NOTICING
THE EFFECTS OF FIRES IN CANADA. WE'RE HOPEFUL THAT THERE'S IMPROVEMENT BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND THE DIRECTION THAT SMOKE IS GOING. BUT LONG AS THOSE FIRES ARE BURNING
SMOKES GOING GO INTO THE ATMOSPHERE. LET'S KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON WHAT DIRECTION IT COMES AS STILL COULD COME BACK TO OUR AREA. BUT THE AIR QUALITY HAS IMPACTED MANY PARTS OF THE
UPPER EAST COAST, INCLUDING MARYLAND. DOCTORS SAY THE AMOUNT OF SMOKE IN THE AIR CAN BE HARMFUL FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS AND HAIL IN BAD QUALITY AIR EVERY DAY IS LIKE INHALING
CIGARETTE SMOKE. SMOKE WILL CAUSE A BAD LONG PROBLEM FOR YOU, INCLUDING LUNG. WHAT I'VE GOT ABOUT 2 THE SMOKE IN THE AIR IS ALSO BAD FOR PEOPLE WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS.
I WOULD SAY THAT DOING THINGS LIKE NOT EXERCISING OUTSIDE WOULD A PRETTY EASY THING TO DO THAT.
>> EVERY GARCIA JACKSON SAYS HE'S BEEN CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THE SKIES HAVE LOOKED LATELY.
AND JUST CONCERNED ME A LITTLE BIT. HERE EVERY DAY. JUST TRYING TO STAY IN GOOD HEALTH.
HE SAYS MORE PEOPLE SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THE CONDITIONS, OUTDOORS US LIGHT AND THEN LOOKING >> CLOUDY AND I READ THIS.
YOU'D LIKE TO THINK, OH, WELL, IT'S JUST THE TREES THAT ARE BURNING ON THE GROUND THAT'S BURNING. PEOPLE THROUGHOUT GARBAGE IN THERE THAT'S BURNING. ALSO, IF THERE ARE
BATTERIES THAT MAY BE BURNING ALSO. SO.
>> THERE CERTAINLY MAY BE TOXIC. CHEMICAL EXPERTS SAY THE BEST WAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF IS LIMITING TIME OUTDOORS. IF YOU CAN'T. THEY SUGGEST WEARING MASKS. THEY
MAY WANT TO WEAR AN N 95.
>> AND THERE ARE MANY WAYS TO MONITOR THE AIR QUALITY IN YOUR AREA. THE WMAR WEATHER APP ON YOUR PHONE BUT ALSO TUNING IN TO O