- Smoke is spreading over cities in the northeastern United States due to wildfires in Canada.
- According to CNBC, Google said in a memo to staff Wednesday that it instructed employees in New York City to work from home.
- The company’s New York site managers said air quality had reached “unhealthy” levels in many parts of the region.
Canada’s wildfires turn New York City sky orange smoke Googlers have been told to work from home because air quality has reached unhealthy levels.
In a memo on Wednesday, Google’s site manager in New York City told employees to stay home because air quality has reached “unhealthy” levels in many parts of the region. CNBC reported.
of The company’s hybrid work week policy states: Employees work three days a week in the office.
“We are advising Googlers to work from home if possible and limit their exposure to the outside air,” the memo, obtained by CNBC, reads.
“The New York campus terrace will remain closed today,” the memo read.
Advisory notices were sent to employees in the Detroit area, Washington DC, Virginia, Pittsburgh and North Carolina, the report said.
Canadian employees in Toronto and Waterloo have also been notified, according to CNBC.this country is doing well experience the worst wildfire season everofficials warned on Monday.
CNBC reported that Google’s memo instructed employees to stay indoors, “avoid strenuous physical activity,” and run air conditioners with clean filters. People already on the company’s campus were told that Google’s HVAC and air filtration systems “maintained high air quality in the office even in these conditions,” according to the report.
The U.S. government has issued air quality warnings across the Midwest and Northeast, urging citizens to limit time spent outdoors. The air in New York City smells of burning wood, reported by an insider.
The Federal Aviation Administration slowed or canceled flights to LaGuardia and Newark Liberty International Airports on Wednesday afternoon, citing reduced visibility as smoke from the wildfires intensified, insiders reported.
Both airports are operating with ground delays. John F. Kennedy International Airport has not been affected so far, insiders reported.
Google did not immediately respond to an insider’s request for comment outside of normal business hours.