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James Powel, USA TODAY Updated January 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM Another fire is ablaze in Southern California, igniting Thursday near San Diego, continuing weeks of blazes in Southern California .
Wildfires in Southern California are causing unhealthy air quality conditions. If you are impacted, stay indoors and wear a mask if you must go outside. Close all windows, doors and vents.
Mandatory evacuation orders are still in place. As of 11 a.m. local time Monday, all areas under evacuation orders and warnings are placed on a curfew from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. local time, according ...
Air pollution in Los Angeles has caused widespread concerns. In 2012, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Survey on Californians and the Environment showed that 45% of citizens in Los Angeles consider air pollution to be a "big problem", and 47% believe that the air quality of Los Angeles is worse than it was 10 years ago. [99]
A view of Los Angeles covered in smog. Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the U.S. state of California.Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a faster rate than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or ...
MORE: California fires live updates: LA area faces 'particularly dangerous situation' Thousands of firefighters are battling the blazes across 45 square miles of densely populated Los Angeles County.
The South Coast Air Quality Management District, also using the acronym South Coast (AQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible for regulating stationary sources of air pollution in the South Coast Air Basin and the Coachella Valley portion of the Salton Sea Air Basin, in Southern California.
Fire-ravaged Southern California faces an unprecedented “extreme fire risk” Tuesday with the return of powerful Santa Ana winds — which may reach up to 75 mph, forecasters warned.