Wisconsin Illinois and Vermont have stricter laws than the rest of the U.S. In those states, only sparklers and "novelty" smoke devices are up for sale to the general public. A "novelty" device is one that contains "small amounts of pyrotechnic and/or explosive composition" but does not ...
FEMA urged to add extreme heat, wildfire smoke to list of disasters Jun 18 About the data Current fires Data for the map of current fires comes from a combination of data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or CalFire, and the National Interagency Fire Center. ...
Health effects from specific air pollutants Ground-level OzoneParticulate Matter (PM) and Wildfire Smoke Short-term Long-term Reduced lung function Aggravated asthma Throat irritation and cough Chest pain and shortness of breath Inflammation of lung tissue Higher susceptibility to respiratory infection Irr...
In addition to evacuations, residents are being told to stay indoors to avoid unhealthy and even hazardous air quality caused by the wildfire smoke. By Friday morning, the fire burned 37,743 acres and was 21% contained. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department arrested 34-year-old...
More than 50 years ago, the US government passed the Clean Air Act of 1970 to address air pollution from industrial sources.Air quality improvedacross much of the country for decades. In recent years, though, events like wildfires haveworsened air quality. Smoke and particulate from fires can ...
Monitor wildfires with our active fires and heat spots overlay, which shows points of very high temperature detected by satellite. Detections are updated daily with data from NASA FIRMS. Use in conjunction with our GeoColor satellite imagery to see the movement of wildfire smoke and monitor fire ...
Forecasting.NOAA’sHigh-Resolution Rapid Refresh (HRRR) atmospheric modelincludesan experimental smoke forecast. It and other smoke and fire models are available as hourly static images (see above) or viathis interactive map. [Maps Mania/UWCIMSS] ...
Russia-Ukraine WarSmoke rising from the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol, Ukraine.(more) In May fighting intensified in the Donbas, and Ukraine launched a counteroffensive that pushed back the Russian troops that had been threatening Kharkiv. In the south, however, Mariupol finally surrendered to th...
But Santa Ana winds picked up embers and pushed smoke into the air. Plumes of thick smoke could be seen from miles away. #SierraFire: Footage from earlier this evening. In#SantaAnaWinds, Dozers can often engage where it's too dangerous for handcrews. A decisive force multiplier ...
Officials are still facing a “challenging forecast” in the western provinces with more fires on the horizon, Macnab noted. Article content According to the latest numbers, Alberta has 117 active fires, the second-highest in the country. Quebec has the third most, with 98 active fires, follow...