After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free ...
Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.
Indicators like the Air Quality Index (AQI), commonly used to track air pollution levels, provide a rough sense of the ...
Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...
Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — ...
If you have been hearing about poor air quality in New York City Friday, you can breathe a deep sigh of relief (literally): ...
Wildfire ash carries many carcinogens that could cause short- and long-term health problems, including asthma attacks and ...
One possible reason for bad air quality in the city is a fire that broke out yesterday afternoon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, ...
Lahore, Pakistan, has topped the global air pollution list today, with Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, holding the second ...
Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...
The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s ...
Ash from the recent LA County fires and burn scars formed by other wildfires in the fall can be dispersed by strong winds.