‘It’s Blade Runner 2049’: Millions compare Northeast to dystopian movie scene and joke air quality is WORSE than cigar smoke as they soak up smog Canadian wildfires in their wake
- Dozens of memes immediately flooded the internet after orange smog covered swaths of the North East
- The dangerous haze has crossed Canada where more than 400 wildfires are still raging
As millions of people in the northeast were suffocated by a blanket of dangerous smog from hundreds of wildfires across Canada, many were quick to try to shed light on the situation.
The internet erupted with memes shortly after thick haze shrouded the Big Apple’s famous skyline – with the city briefly becoming the world’s most polluted city.
Many were quick to point out the similarities between the bright orange smog and the landscape of Blade Runner 2049.
The post-apocalyptic film resembled the scenes spanning New York, with many parallels between the film and the dystopia.
Others then joked that the skyline, which heavily influenced Gotham City in Batman, had become the mythical DC comics capital for real.
The internet erupted with memes shortly after thick haze shrouded the Big Apple’s famous skyline – with the city briefly becoming the world’s most polluted city
Some were more dramatic about the smog than others, with many quick to compare the scenes to that of Blade Runner 2049.
Some have even tried to poke fun at Canada, using an image of South Park and comparing it to Breaking Bad
Another joked that the smoke was a way for the Rat Czar to finally fulfill his promise to get rid of all the rats in the Big Apple.
Trying to shed some light on the situation, as experts warn that 24 hours a day in smog could be as bad as smoking 14 cigarettes, one even joked that smoking cigars in New York would help improve air quality.
Others Photoshopped Godzilla into the misty orange horizon, joking that the apocalypse was beginning.
But while some tried to take the smog in their stride, many were quick to point out that California had to battle similar issues last year — and mocked the Northeast for their reaction.
Cities in the smoke path were still under a blanket of smog until Wednesday, as ongoing wildfires in the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec plunged more than 100 million people across the North America as an air quality alert.
Others photoshopped Godzilla into the hazy orange horizon, joking that the apocalypse was beginning
But while some tried to take the smog in their stride, many were quick to point out that California had to battle similar issues last year — and mocked the Northeast for their reaction.
Another joked that the smoke was a way for the Rat Czar to finally fulfill his promise to get rid of all the rats in the Big Apple.
A sheet of smoke from the wildfires first descended on New York on Tuesday before thickening throughout the afternoon, leaving Manhattan residents unable to see the New Jersey skyline across the Hudson River.
In addition to sending New Yorkers indoors, air quality alerts have also been introduced in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia and the Carolinas, according to the National. Weather Service.
While some areas including Indiana and Ohio saw the smoke disperse Wednesday morning, other areas such as Pennsylvania and Virginia will see fog persist for several days.
As the smoke continued to thicken through Wednesday, the FAA issued an emergency ground shutdown at New York’s LaGuardia Airport and New Jersey’s Newark Airport due to low visibility.
Around 10 p.m. on Tuesday, New York briefly set the mark for the worst air pollution in the world, overtaking the Indian capital of Delhi.
