HAMPTON, N.H. —

As temperatures in New Hampshire topped 90 degrees and air quality alerts were issued Thursday, people hit the beach in Hampton.

Smoke from Canadian wildfires combined with elevated ozone levels to prompt the declaration of an air quality action day.

The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services said poor air quality could affect children, older adults and anyone with respiratory issues, such as asthma or emphysema.

Even healthy people might feel some effects.

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Some people who hit Hampton Beach early to avoid the crowds said they were keeping an eye on conditions.

"Not right now, but later in the day, I think it'll be more of a concern," said Cheryl Dolan, of Merrimac, Massac

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