Map Shows Air Quality Plummeting in California As Hughes Fire Rages
Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN5d
Map: See how LA wildfires are affecting air quality
Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled.
LAist on MSN13d
Does a ‘good’ Air Quality Index rating mean it’s safe to be outdoors?
The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is the primary system used to warn the public when air pollution is dangerous. It’s based on ...
ucdavis.edu13d
Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts
Contact: [email protected] John Williams, a UC Davis project scientist, is leading a monitoring program for several prescribed burns across California ... regional air quality problems, including ...
LA Daily News on MSN10d
Air quality monitoring not equipped to measure full dangers from Eaton, Palisades fires, experts say
Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...
Los Angeles Times13d
What’s in the smoke and ash of L.A.-area fires? County issues health warning
Exposure to air pollution such as wildfire smoke can also lead to the onset of asthma in otherwise healthy people, Lamb said. As wildfires have become more common researchers have been learning ...
The Associated Press on MSN10d
Smoke from fire at California lithium battery plant raises concerns about air quality
A major fire burning at one of the world’s largest battery storage plants in Northern California is sending up flames of toxic smoke.