people limiting outside activity especially for anyone with underlying medical conditions who might have trouble breathing. video from the space station 240 miles up showing the extent of the smoke from wildfires billowing in the atmosphere. the mostly cloudy smoke is expected to stick around and the possible danger for many. listen. the levels that people if they were to be outside especially if they are exercising breathing faster, they are going to be inhaling particulates at concentrations the normal smokers would inhale. dana: dr. saphier joining us in a moment with more on the hazards to your health and what you need to know. our meteorologist is reporting from new york city time square. good morning. over 9 million acres on fire in canada. many of those fires uncontrolled right now. it has really prompted a lot of the smoke to continue to billow over the border. a blocked weather pattern in place across the country right now. big ridge of high pressure out to t
it comes to the micro particles we are concerned about with wildfire. it is possible the n-95s if worn appropriately can filter out some of the particulate. rising pollution levels has been a concern. wildfires, what we refer to, can be more toxic because it is more cash nation and can get into the bloodstream. it doesn t get filtered out by the upper respiratory system. not only do it cause irritation to the lungs, eyes, nose, mouth. once it is in the blood potentially to the heart. the good news is the far majority of people who are healthy with good functioning lungs, they will filter out the majority of these toxins. those with chronic lung issues or chronic morbidity we re more concerned about now and we want to make sure everyone with asthma or other lung disease as