Air quality after the fires: Understanding where and when the air is safe
Even though the Palisades and Eaton fires are now mostly contained, the Santa Ana winds have led to new fires flaring up ...
What to Know About Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
The LA wildfires have burned tens of thousands of acres – but on some weather maps, air quality still looks good. What’s going on?
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Air quality monitoring not equipped to measure full dangers from Eaton, Palisades fires, experts say
Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — poses additional risks to public health.
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What to Know About Wildfire Smoke and Air Quality
In the current blazes, the same offshore winds that have caused the fires to spread so quickly have also blown smoke out to sea, away from many people, reducing the air quality impact. In 2020 ...
What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of L.A. area fires? New health warnings
Exercise pets when dust and smoke has settled. In regards to the current windblown advisory ... Purple Air has a free online map with real-time air quality data. All resources will provide a number ...
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What threats lurk in the smoke and ash of LA-area fires? New health warnings
Experts say wildfire smoke is unsafe for everyone and ... in regards to air quality impacts. It has a current hourly air quality index map and a webpage dedicated to news releases of such advisories.
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Map Reveals Where Air Quality Is the Worst in LA Following Multiple Fires
A map from AirNow suggests that the ... and forced tens of thousands to evacuate. Smoke from the blaze has significantly worsened air quality statewide, with some areas reporting hazardous levels ...
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L.A. County smoke advisories remain in place as wildfires rage on
LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Smoke advisories for the Los Angeles ... Moderate levels as of Monday morning. Tap here for a map of current air quality conditions. As of Monday, the Palisades Fire has ...
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How to keep yourself safe from the dismal air quality driven by these fires
The South Coast Air Quality Management District monitors ... For an up-to-date map of current conditions, go here. But things aren't good. We've heard from people outside of direct fire areas ...
Why It’s So Confusing to Determine Air Quality in Los Angeles Right Now
Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...
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How A.I. Can Help Humans Battle Wildfires, From Advanced Camera Systems to Forecasting Models
A variety of new technologies aim to improve wildfire detection and help map the spread of blazes Embers from the Eaton Fire ...
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Massive smoke plume billows from Los Angeles — is it headed toward San Diego?
Firefighters have meticulously worked to contain the blazes and save as many homes as possible, all while billows of smoke ... real-time air quality is AirNow — an interactive map that can ...