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Wildfires are challenging air quality monitoring infrastructure Can the US's system to monitor air pollutants keep up with a changing climate?
San Diego firefighters battle a brush fire in Jamul on Skyline Truck Trail & Ocean Breeze Way, Sunday afternoon.
SAN DIEGO COUNTY, Calif. — Fire crews are battling a brush fire that is burning in San Diego County near State Route 94 on Wednesday. The fire is sending large plumes of smoke into the air that ...
Here’s a map of the wildfire smoke and a look at the air quality warnings and advisories in place across Canada.
First responders have stopped a brush fire that prompted evacuations in Laguna Beach, California from spreading any further than four acres.
Ozone is a gas comprised of three oxygen (O3) atoms. It is unstable and reacts easily to other gases. In its natural state, it is a component in several levels of the atmosphere. At high altitudes ...
SHASTA COUNTY, Calif. — Shasta County residents are being advised to stay alert due to potential smoke impacts from the Green Fire. The Shasta County Air Quality Management District warned that winds ...
Recent wildfires in the Northstate, particularly the Green Fire burning in the Montgomery Creek mountainous area of Shasta County, have raised air quality conce ...
This summer, smoke from wildfires in Canada caused hazy skies and air quality alerts across much of the Midwest and Northeast – the latest reminder of the growing health threats posed by wildfires.
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