airnow, Smoke Sets and Canadian wildfires
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I lost my home in the Pacific Palisades fire. Although wildfires have become a part of modern life, you can take steps to protect yourself from the smoke.
Green is California’s fourth-largest wildfire of the year, after Madre, which burned 80,000 acres this month in Central California, and Los Angeles County’s Palisades and Eaton fires in January. Also in Northern California, evacuations have been ordered for the Orleans Complex, which has burned 7,319 acres in Siskiyou County.
Many communities in Arizona, Michigan, Illinois, New York and across North America are experiencing poor air quality due to numerous wildfires. Here's how to guard yourself against it.
Prepare for poor air quality from Canadian wildfire smoke and rising temperatures today, with rain and thunderstorms expected to return midweek.
Summer camps and daycares are being forced to shift their plans amid stifling heat and poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke drifting across Central Canada, Prairies and other parts
The smoke from Canadian wildfires produced some of the worst fine particle pollution on record in Minnesota over the weekend. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency released the top hourly fine particle readings from the air quality alert that ran from Friday to Sunday,
Though much of the wildfire smoke will remain high up in the atmosphere, a portion will mix with air on the surface, impacting air quality.
Environment Canada urges residents to limit their time outdoors. But even when inside, most buildings can only reduce airborne pollutants by half.