Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
On Friday, the South Coast Air Quality Management District issued a smoke advisory for the fourth consecutive day, largely due to the elevated levels of unhealthful pollution billowing from the ...
Already known for having some of the worst air quality in the U.S., people in Southern California are now also at risk of inhaling smoke. Los Angeles air quality and smoke maps: See latest AQI ...
More is known about the health effects of breathing air from burning trees and brush in wildfires, according to Keith Bein, a professional researcher at the Air Quality Research Center, at the ...
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 ...
From January 7 to 31, 2025, a series of 14 destructive wildfires affected the Los Angeles metropolitan area and San Diego County in California, United States. [5] The fires were exacerbated by drought conditions, low humidity, a buildup of vegetation from the previous winter, and hurricane-force Santa Ana winds, which in some places reached 100 miles per hour (160 km/h; 45 m/s).
The San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District is the primary regulator for the region and has taken various actions to improve air quality and meet the standards of the CAA. The District adopted a PM 10 Attainment Demonstration Plan in 2006, an Ozone Attainment Demonstration Plan in 2007 and a PM 2.5 Attainment Demonstration Plan in 2008.
Check your local air quality through trusted resources like airnow.gov or your local district. Avoid outdoor activities. If you need to go outside when air quality is poor, use a respirator, such ...
Air quality conditions across the United States Fernando Cervantes Jr. is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach him at fernando.cervantes@gannett.com and follow him on X @fern_cerv_.