There is lots of chatter regarding AQI numbers in the wake of the Southern California wildfires. L.A Times reporter, Karen Garcia, spoke with experts to try and get clarity on what affects air ...

Air quality in Los Angeles has improved as the Palisades and Eaton wildfires get under control. But as the fires burned ... Indicators like the Air Quality Index (AQI), commonly used to track air ...

The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...

When you look at the AQI on your phone or on a website, the number it shows you represents the primary pollutant. The pollutants that drive the AQI number tend to be PM2.5 and ozone. In the case ...

Along with the roughly 10,000 homes Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley classified as under threat ... See latest AQI numbers in Southern California ...

Angelenos still bothered by the smell of smoke may be surprised to see that Air Quality Index numbers returned to “healthy” or “moderate” levels this week in L.A. County, but they shouldn ...

Source: AQI numbers from Environmental Protection Agency. Air Pollution Index is based on the incidence of airborne lead, NO2, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and ozone depletion.

This measure, based on data from the Environmental Protection Agency, evaluates states on the number of days the Air Quality Index in counties was not rated “good.” U.S. News calculated a ...

Angelenos still bothered by the smell of wildfire smoke may be surprised to see that Air Quality Index numbers returned to “healthy” or “moderate” levels this week in L.A. County ...

A helicopter drops water around homes threatened by the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, CA, Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brush fire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and ...