The 33 Funniest Memes And Tweets About The Wildfire Smoke Taking Over The East Coast

The east coast of the U.S. is very, very smoky right now.

High-rise buildings are barely visible in the background as people drive due to intense smoke in the air
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Like, yesterday NY turned orange.

A barely invisible World Trade Center
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What does that mean besides the inevitable existential dread about the future of our climate? Well, it means funny tweets and memes of course!

An above ground subway train moves through haze as cars do the same on the right
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Here are some of my favorite:

1.

i got u, boo pic.twitter.com/oWZ5bpwjPS

— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @GrittyNHL

2.

COVID, micro-plastics, and now wildfire smoke all getting acquainted in my lungs pic.twitter.com/Rq7bIWjr54

— Sam Alberti (@sam_alberti) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @sam_alberti

3.

New York and New Jersey are starting to look like the tupperware after you put spaghetti with tomato sauce in it

— Growing Up Italian (@GrowingUpItalia) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @GrowingUpItalia

4.

I’ve assembled a team pic.twitter.com/dvbXxhZpcw

— Gritty (@GrittyNHL) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @GrittyNHL

5.

Can anyone confirm if this is real? pic.twitter.com/m94JRpxDxM

— Luke Barnett 👨🏻‍🍼 (@LukeBarnett) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @LukeBarnett

6.

EVERYONE: How soon until the air is breathable again?CLIMATE SCIENTISTS: pic.twitter.com/JRzYPTmLL3

— Jesse McLaren (@McJesse) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @McJesse

7.

Canada really Hot Boxed New York 💀 pic.twitter.com/NAKGfdjpoY

— Philly Sports Sufferer (@mccrystal_alex) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @mccrystal_alex

8.

Twitter: @mascarayde

9.

The sky is the color my hair turned when I tried to bleach it blond with hydrogen peroxide when I was 15. Disgusting. pic.twitter.com/7OH6c1yGKI

— Khalid El Khatib (@kmelkhat) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @kmelkhat

10.

I’m sorry this is sooooo funny pic.twitter.com/FA6ZYFeEA0

— CHANEL MURDER (@ChanelMurder) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @ChanelMurder

11.

Let's check the webcams around NYC..#smoke #nyc pic.twitter.com/tT5wXcUejO

— Nicholas Isabella (@NycStormChaser) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @NycStormChaser

12.

. @SeanINesbit’s brilliant observation#NYCsmoke #NYCAir #movies #colorist pic.twitter.com/ASvZspVcTO

— David August 🌻 (@DavidAugust) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @DavidAugust

13.

pic.twitter.com/Wjx0wZ1gLn

— Shibetoshi Nakamoto (@BillyM2k) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @BillyM2k

14.

you know what city never has an air quality problem? roku city pic.twitter.com/NaweOHGqEz

— #1 samir (@samir) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @samir

15.

Me trying to help Canada from New York City pic.twitter.com/tCKAx03X5I

— Ben (@BPacuku) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @BPacuku

16.

Are you kidding me pic.twitter.com/ifE9l7dFYb

— Ben Yahr (@benyahr) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @benyahr

17.

Going to CVS y’all need anything pic.twitter.com/ekgpieEBnS

— Ty Sunderland 🏁 (@TySunderland) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @TySunderland

18.

I warned them https://t.co/vnjqp3uyhw pic.twitter.com/bZKNfFkorb

— not Emma (parody) (@b0n3r_kllr) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @b0n3r_kllr

19.

pic.twitter.com/jwQ3e3qbPj

— non aesthetic things (@PicturesFoIder) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @PicturesFoIder

20.

If we all smoke outside right now we can get the dot all the way to the max pic.twitter.com/U89kdgIjEV

— Jacob Dysart (@jacobdysart) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @jacobdysart

21.

People in the Northeast working their little 9-5s today pic.twitter.com/tZExtoQdmJ

— The Betches Sup (@Betches_Sup) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @Betches_Sup

22.

just running to the bodega pic.twitter.com/S7AH9hPSJd

— Waleed Shahid 🪬 (@_waleedshahid) June 7, 2023

Lifestyle pictures / Alamy Stock Photo/ Twitter: @_waleedshahid

23.

glozell just did the cinnamon challenge. https://t.co/jzccbqXO4x

— deedee mega doodoo (@deedeedecadent) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @deedeedecadent

24.

pic.twitter.com/ZZ9TbKD5qU

— Dorsey Shaw (@dorseyshaw) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @dorseyshaw

25.

The toll will remain $17 even in the apocalypse https://t.co/XzLoDKYUqR

— Bryan Hoch ⚾️ (@BryanHoch) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @BryanHoch

26.

This gotta be the best ad timing ever pic.twitter.com/kB4oJ0l99I

— Lance🇱🇨 (@Bornakang) June 8, 2023

Twitter: @Bornakang

27.

I would like to clarify that Blizzard has no affiliation or partnership with the wildfires in Canada. In fact we are firmly against wildfires and condemn them in the strongest terms. https://t.co/xf3zHRInks

— Lulu Cheng Meservey (@lulumeservey) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @lulumeservey

28.

who's laughing now!!!! https://t.co/zJLwnBVDts

— Kate Kozuch (@KateKozuch) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @KateKozuch

29.

Usually it’s only my lights that change color. pic.twitter.com/Hiqu2AAdu7

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @EmpireStateBldg

30.

just downloaded the new elden ring dlc? pic.twitter.com/5LijqC9Csf

— manny (@mannyfidel) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @mannyfidel

31.

if you go outside rn it’s the color of the racist filter that movies use to depict the Middle East

— alex (@alex_abads) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @alex_abads

32.

pic.twitter.com/Qy99ek1E8K

— ray ✨ (@mascarayde) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @mascarayde

33. And lastly...

Let's never do this again. pic.twitter.com/eM3nR850uZ

— Empire State Building (@EmpireStateBldg) June 7, 2023

Twitter: @EmpireStateBldg