New York officially has the worst air quality in the world now, and according to some number crunching by Natural Resources Canada, we’ve been shelling out over a cool billion dollars annually for wildland fire protection in six out of the past ten years. And get this, since way back in 1970 when they started jotting down numbers, costs have been creeping up by a sweet $150 million per decade on average. It’s like inflation’s evil twin, but instead of jacking up prices on snacks and gadgets, it’s torching our wallets in the great outdoors. #NYC #Manhattan #AirQualityAlert