Alaska-specific links Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation Division of Air Quality: Wildfire Smoke Information Alaska DEC Air Quality Advisories Alaska DEC Frequently Asked Questions: Wildfire smoke, health and safety Alaska Interagency Coordi
What causes bad air quality? Air pollution can be created by both manmade and natural sources. Natural sources include windblown or kicked-up dust, dirt and sand, volcanic smoke, and burning materials. Manmade sources, meaning that pollution is created by the actions of human beings, tend to...
As wind and fire conditions change rapidly, zoom in and out on the interactive map below to see where air quality is worst around Southern California.You can also open the map in a new windowhere. The smoke conditions for the entire South Coast Air Quality Management District jurisdiction, wh...
Wildfire smoke has drifted into the Bay Area and has prompted an air quality advisory through Saturday. BERKELEY, Calif. - Hikers at the lookout point on Grizzly Peak Friday afternoon found the view looked a bit hazy. Smoke is blowing into the region from wildfires burning in Oregon and Calif...
The extensive fires also resulted in some world-leading levels of air pollution, causing more extensive human health impacts than direct fire-related casualties. A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that smoke generated during the bushfire crisis may have killed more than 400...
“I think every agency is doing everything in their power to control this fire so many communities don’t get destroyed,” said Big Bear Lake City Manager Erik Sund. Particulate pollution, including from wildfire smoke, is dangerous to almost everyone: pregnant women, ...
Fire smoke soils air quality in San Gabriel ValleyDaniel Tedford
This paper examines the impact of the Clean Air Act regulatory framework upon wildfire smoke, concluding that distinctions between smoke originating from unplanned wildfires and prescribed burns results in the underutilization of prescribed fire. In order to ensure that the adverse health effects of ...
While indoors, keep all windows and doors shut, according to AirNow, a government-run site on air quality data. AirNow's guideon reducing smoke exposure also advises not to contribute to indoor air pollution either. "Do not burn candles or use gas, propane, woodburning stoves, fireplaces or...
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 Eaton fire in Altadena.