Poor Air Quality Continues In Great Lakes, Northeast (PHOTOS)

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Friday brought more unhealthy air quality to the Northeast as smoke from Canada's wildfires continues to blow into the U.S.

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

T​he worst air quality was seen in Cleveland, Detroit, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, New York and Washington, D.C. on Friday.

I​QAir rated New York as the major city with the second-worst air quality in the world on Friday. Washington, D.C., ranked fifth-worst and Chicago ranked seventh worst.

S​ome areas in the lower Ohio Valley and mid-Mississippi Valley have seen improved air quality on Friday. Some areas will see gradually improving air quality throughout Friday, including Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, while Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York may have to wait until Saturday to see 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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