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Exposure to air pollutants released during wildfires has ill effects among children
New research linking air pollution data from federal monitors in the Sacramento area of California, including during significant fires, is showing ill effects of pollution exposure among children, a new University of California, Davis, study suggests. Blood samples show that … Continue reading
Air pollution: US wildfires now lead to air pollution events affecting millions
The simultaneous occurence of extreme levels of ozone and particulate matter have increased significantly in the past decade due to wildfires in the western US The area of the western US hit by the unusually high co-occurrence of two air … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, California, Ozone O3, PM2.5, Research, USA, wildfires
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Fresno CA residents asked to reduce pollution, clear air
Fresno-area officials are asking San Joaquin Valley residents to tamp their output of daily pollution to help improve air quality. The particulate matter in the air climbed Friday and reached the red level — the fourth-highest ranking out of five … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, California, Fresno, USA, wildfires, wood burning
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Air Quality Alerts Issued in California Due to Wildfires
Officials are advising those in the Bay Area and the San Joaquin Valley to limit their time outside as wildfire smoke and ash fills the air. Air quality remains a concern in California thanks to severe active wildfires and health … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Bay Area, California, San Joaquin Valley, Sequoia National Park, USA, wildfires
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How people respond to wildfire smoke
As wildfires become commonplace in the western U.S. and around the world, checking the daily air quality warning has become as routine as checking the weather. But what people do with that data — whether it drives them to slip … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), California, Research, USA, wildfires
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Breathing wildfire smoke during pregnancy raises risk of premature birth, study finds
Stanford University research estimates that smoky California air may have resulted in as many as 7,000 preterm births As California wildfires continue to rage and the Lake Tahoe area faces some of the highest air pollution levels in the world, … Continue reading
California lake becomes pool for air pollution during wildfire season
Lake Tahoe has experienced “especially bad” air quality through the second half of this summer, and new data reveals the lake’s air quality is at its worst levels of this decade. The intense wildfire season California has experienced so far … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, California, Lake Tahoe, USA, wildfires
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Wildfire smoke has caused rise in Covid infections and deaths, study finds
Researchers speculate that smoke helps spread the virus and weakens lungs, making symptoms more severe Pollutants in smoke billowing from huge wildfires in the west of America have probably caused an increase in Covid-19 infections and deaths across several US … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, California, COVID-19, Oregon, PM2.5, Research, smoke, USA, wildfires
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