Why It’s So Confusing to Determine Air Quality in Los Angeles Right Now
Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...
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 ...
Is Los Angeles' air quality still poor enough to wear a mask when outdoors? Here's what you need to know
Los Angeles is now a week removed from the day that multiple devastating wildfires erupted to torch tens of thousands of ...
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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 ...
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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.
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Is the air quality in Los Angeles safe after the Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire?
Even with thick smoke coming from the Hughes Fire, skies have been clear in many areas, and the air quality forecast has been ...
Los Angeles air quality improves from wildfires' hazardous levels
Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot ...
Air quality after the fires: Understanding where and when the air is safe
Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up ...
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Is the air quality index actually useful right now?
The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...
Los Angeles wildfires raise concerns about the toxic pollutants they could be unleashing
The infernal blazes burning in Southern California are raising concerns about the potential airborne hazards they may be ...
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Beyond AQI: How the Los Angeles wildfire smoke affects air quality
Athena Cheris, asst. life+arts editor, explains why the AQI index may not tell the whole story of air quality in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles Air Quality Improves From Wildfires' Hazardous Levels
(Reuters) - Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot particles that can penetrate the lungs and brain dropped to ...