There’s No Escaping Wildfire Smoke

<p>Smoke from wildfires in Canada has created a crisis in the American Northeast and beyond, with air pollution in New York reaching its worst level in modern history.</p><p>David Wallace-Wells, a climate columnist for The Times, explains why this happened, and why there is so little we can do to keep it from happening again.</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/column/david-wallace-wells">David Wallace-Wells</a>, a climate columnist correspondent for The New York Times.</p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>New York City experienced its worst air quality on record.<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/08/briefing/new-york-wildfires-smoke.html?searchResultPosition=3"> Here’s how to stay safe as the smoke spreads.</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/07/opinion/smoke-air-quality-new-york-canada.html">David Wallace-Well’s column</a> on the smoke that shrouded New York City.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>