The air quality index measures PM2.5, less than 2.5 microns particles, to determine the intensity of air pollution in cities.

Fire crews continued to battle a wildfire Tuesday that spread over nearly 10 square miles of remote terrain a few miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border in south San Diego County. "Firefighters ...

See if you are affected:Map shows rising wildfire threat across ... In the Texas Panhandle and western Oklahoma, the Smokehouse Creek fire in February 2024 was the largest in state history.

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TAKE YOU ABOUT 12 MINUTES. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. LET’S GO TO L.A. COUNTY NOW, WHERE A FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE AS CREWS HAVE RUSHED IN TO TRY TO PROTECT HOMES.

Martinez refinery workers return to work after gas-leak explosion and fire The map above shows the mandatory evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. By 10 p.m ...

The pain these victims feel doesn’t begin to dissipate after the fire, it merely worsens,” said Bram Browder, director at ILA. Last February's Smokehouse Creek fire in the Texas Panhandle ...