With wildfire smoke affecting most of North America, what are the best ways to minimize the health impacts of air pollution under climate change? Here are answers to some key questions about the ongoing air qua
The smoke from uncontrolled wildfires that blanketed heavily populated regions of eastern North America this week has started to dissipate, with Toronto’s air quality advisory falling below “high risk” on Friday, but with millions of Americans still under “unhealthy” air quality alerts. The ex...
Wildfire season in temperate regions such as North America and Europe typically coincides with summer, a time when people are more likely to spend time outdoors. Urban sources tend to generate consistent air pollution with relatively limited fluctuation, whereas pollution from wildfire smoke may be ...
For several days, parts of the Midwest and Northeast have been seeing unhealthy levels of smoke, with Detroit, Chicago and New York Cityexperiencing some of the worst air qualityin the world, according toIQAir,which monitors the air quality index around the world. On Saturday, the air quality...
SEATTLE (AP) — Smoke pollution from wildfires raging inand across the Pacific Northwest worsened in San Francisco, Seattle and Portland,Oregon, on Friday, giving those cities and others in the region some of the world’s worst air quality. ...
Pollution from wildfires constitutes a growing source of poor air quality globally. To protect health, governments largely rely on citizens to limit their own wildfire smoke exposures, but the effectiveness of this strategy is hard to observe. Using data from private pollution sensors, cell phones,...
WILDFIRE SMOKE IMPACTING NORTH AMERICAHenderson said if you've experienced poor air quality before, it can be useful to compare your symptoms to ones you may have had previously. "We've had these big smoke exposures in British Columbia b...
The National Weather Service said winds were continuing to bring smoke from the fires into the U.S. on Saturday, causing "moderate" to "unhealthy" air quality across the U.S. Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Ohio Valley and Midwest. For many areas, however, that marked improvements from earlier in...
The air pollution from fire smoke can spread hundreds of kilometers and affect long-term human health17,18. During 2010 to 2019, as many as 2.18 billion people worldwide were exposed to severe fire air pollution for at least one day per year19. In the spring and summer of 2023, the ...
10 STEPS: PLANNING, AIR CLEANERS, MASKS AND MORE Being prepared for smoke episodes before they occur can reduce fear and uncertainty when air quality starts to deteriorate. Research indicates that people with a plan feel more empowered and self-reliant during wildfire ...