Air quality alerts have been issued for states across the Northeast. 1:54 How to stay safe from wildfire smokeWildfire smoke and ash can irritate eyes, nose, throat and lungs: CDCByIvan Pereira, Teddy Grant, and
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Wildfire smoke poses a unique threat to your health. If you live in Los Angeles or anywhere that has recentlyendured a wildfire, mitigating the damage to your respiratory system is important. We spoke to doctors who have some great tips on how you can protect your health during ...
For disaster responders, prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke can lead to respiratory issues, eye irritation, and a weakened immune system, all of which can impact their effectiveness in the field. The health risks increase with sustained exposure, making air quality monitoring essential to managing ...
Public health officials warned residents to keep indoors with the windows shut, to set air conditioners to run on recirculated air instead of fresh, and to use air purifiers if they had them. Meanwhile, they wrestled with whether to open “smoke shelters” for homeless people or others ...
Much of the United States has experienced horrible air quality this year due to the Canadian wildfires. It's not only particles from smoke creating pollution, but new research shows there's also an invisible pollution problem causing health concerns: Ozone. When ozone is up in the atmosphere,...
Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds to thousands of miles through the Plains and Midwest, into the Northeast.
— Philadelphia Public Health (@PHLPublicHealth)May 30, 2023 In addition to hazy skies and the potential for poor air quality, people should also be prepared for the possibility of smelling smoke.According to a public information officer in West Chester, some residents were...
Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada in 2023 have affected parts of the U.S. and even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
Philadelphia “continues to experience serious air quality problems related to the smoke from the Canadian wildfires,” and fluctuations in the air quality indexes (AQI) are expected over the next several days, city health commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said Thursday. “There have been periods...