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 quality problems. What is happening with ...
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. Public health officials warned residents to keep i...
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 before, so were you s...
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 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 ...
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...
“you can see what the air quality is now and what it is likely to be in the near future so it can help you plan your day.” so far, smoke sense has revealed an unsurprising truth; that people only take action to stay out of the smoke once it starts to make them feel really ...
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 ...
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...