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...
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Crews continued to beat back the three massive wildfires burning across the Bay Area on Friday — as smoke covered and diminished the air quality in San Francisco and Oakland. The air quality in San Francisco and parts of the East Bay reached “unhealthy” levels Friday, and it’s still...
OAKLAND (CBS SF) -- People across the San Francisco Bay Area on Friday were remembering the sinister hue the skies took on the two-year anniversary of the day wildfire smoke turned the sky an apocalyptic shade of orange. More than 2 million acres were burning in...
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — As the deadly wildfires on Maui continue to burn Thursday, the widespread impacts are being felt right here in the Bay Area. Flight cancellations at Bay Area airports have upended vacation and travel plans. Many travelers returnin
The Bay Area office of the National Weather Service on Sunday said smoke from the Oak Fire was expected to arrive over parts of the Bay Area beginning Monday morning. Currently, smoke is likely to remain aloft rather than near the surface, so it should not affect air quali...
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As the Washburn Fire grows in the southern portion of Yosemite, the Bay Area is expected to face smoke from the wildfire. The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory for Monday, specifically for the North and East Bay.
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Wildfire smoke contains fine particulate matter and other harmful pollutants, and exposure is unhealthy, even for short periods. The district said Bay Area residents should protect their health by avoiding exposure. If possible, and temperatures allow, stay inside with windows and doors close...