After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free ...
Despite Tuesday’s green map from the South Coast Air Quality Management District, showing air quality in Los Angeles County ...
Dust and ash left behind from the wildfires across Southern California can be irritating and hazardous when inhaled.
Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels ...
The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is the primary system used to warn the public when air pollution is dangerous. It’s based on ...
Tens of thousands of people have evacuated their homes and at least two have died in raging fires sweeping across Los Angeles County Wednesday. Multiple wildfires spread by strong Santa Ana winds ...
Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily ...
The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...