According to news media "Vancouver Is Awesome" posted on August 20th, 2023.

Vancouver has the worst air quality in the world due to Wildfire.

With smoke pouring out of fires in B.C.'s interior during the largest and one of the most destructive fire seasons recorded in Canada Vancouver's air has stayed relatively clear until this weekend.

However, as winds changed directions, the smoke came west to the coast and blanketed the city, triggering air quality statements for the region.

Typically Vancouver has fairly good air compared to the world's major cities, but wildfires can cause it to leap to the top of the table for worst air.

Aug. 20 is one of those days.

The smoke caused some parts of Metro Vancouver to peak at 10+ on the government's air quality health scale (which is the worst rating). At the same time, due to those winds, some places with fires nearby, like Kamloops, are relatively low (a 2 at the time of publication).

On IQAir's ranking of major cities in the world Vancouver has spent much of the day in the top 10 as far as worst air quality; currently, it's ninth. Air quality in Japan especially Osaka and Kyoto as major cities is quite very well and is ranked the fourth cleanest area in the world now. 

You can jump into the article in the description.

https://www.iqair.com/ca/world-air-quality-ranking

Since last week, in West Kelowna's fire, at least 50 structures have been lost to the McDougall Creek fire burning on both sides of Lake Okanagan. Actually, Kelowna is one of the most memorable places for me because I visited there twice for sightseeing last year. Although I seldom travel since I came to Canada, I was truly obsessed with the attractiveness of Kelowna which is famous for its plethora of high-end and beautiful wineries. I am just sorry to hear that Kelowna has wreaked havoc this week and just hope everyone there will stay safe.

Back to the story, since last weekend, the sky in metro Vancouver has been smoky and hazy, even in my area. Nevertheless, it doesn't smell burnt, obviously, the air quality gets worse. At that moment. I was worried about how to check the air condition and find out the cause but I still don't have the best way to check reliable real-time alerts or news resources regarding the disaster. For now, I am just keeping my eyes on CBC News.

By the way, while the amount of smoke in the air has created harmful conditions for people's health, it's also reducing the sun's intensity, fortunately helping the fight against wildfires across the province. Therefore I hope this weather will help them a lot.

Overall, there are now about 27,000 people in the province under an evacuation order and another 35,000 on evacuation alert. That's totally a nightmare and puts us extremely horrible situation.

I just hope everyone stays safe and will finish fighting against the wildfire as soon as possible.