How to protect yourself against dangerous air pollutants caused by fires
1 day, 8 hours ago

How to protect yourself against dangerous air pollutants caused by fires

NPR  

How to protect yourself against dangerous air pollutants caused by fires LEILA FADEL, HOST: The fires in Los Angeles have killed at least 25 people and chased tens of thousands from home. Dr. Medell Briggs is an emergency medicine clinician at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. MARTÍNEZ: Doctor, what are you advising patients about when to leave their homes and seek urgent medical care, like in your emergency department? MARTÍNEZ: Dr. Medell Briggs is an emergency medicine clinician with UCLA Health in Los Angeles.

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Risks from ash and air pollution remain for people returning after wildfires. Here are symptoms to watch for
3 days, 8 hours ago

Risks from ash and air pollution remain for people returning after wildfires. Here are symptoms to watch for

CNN  

CNN — As some people return to the structures spared from Los Angeles wildfires, experts warn that they should be careful of the air inside and especially cautious when cleaning up. You especially don’t want to come into contact with the ash in your lungs, eyes or skin.” Los Angeles Public Health has declared a local health emergency for the …

Health officials urge residents to stay inside to avoid toxic smoke from LA wildfires
4 days, 7 hours ago

Health officials urge residents to stay inside to avoid toxic smoke from LA wildfires

Firstpost  

Monster blazes tearing through America’s second largest city are pumping toxic clouds into the air, blanketing a vast region with choking fumes A helicopter drops water on smoke and flames from the Palisades Fire burning behind Mulholland drive towards the Encino neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, January 10, 2025. Image- AFP Health bosses warned people living in Los Angeles on …

Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions
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1 week ago

Monstrous wildfires blanket Southern California with smoky air, threatening the health of millions

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — Massive wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area have filled the air with a thick cloud of smoke and ash, prompting air quality advisories across a vast stretch of Southern California. About 17 million people living across Southern California are covered by smoke and dust advisories issued for the three wildfires, according to the South Coast Air …

Opinion: Wildfire smoke is polluting California and beyond. Here’s how to protect yourself
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: Wildfire smoke is polluting California and beyond. Here’s how to protect yourself

LA Times  

The Santa Ana winds caused a massive wildfire this month in Ventura County, with stunning visuals of orange skies in Oxnard reminiscent of 2020 in the San Francisco Bay Area. You can’t rely on the sky’s color, which can be deceiving: In 2020, wildfires turned San Francisco’s sky dark orange, but air quality was actually worse after the sun returned …

Terrible air quality, smoky conditions in parts of Southern California due to fires
4 months, 1 week ago

Terrible air quality, smoky conditions in parts of Southern California due to fires

LA Times  

With the backdrop of a smoky sunset, a California Highway Patrol officer advises residents at a road block on Highway 38 because of the Line fire Sunday in Yucaipa, Calif. Two fires burning in the mountains of Southern California have caused major air quality concerns in some regions as wildfire smoke spreads. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has …

Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself

NPR  

Here's who is most at risk from wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself toggle caption David Zalubowski/AP Wildfire season is here again, and where there’s fire, there’s smoke – which, research shows, can be as deadly as the flames themselves. For children “Kids get a higher dose of PM2.5, because they’re active and they breathe more air relative to …

Canada wildfires: What to do when the air quality is bad outside
1 year, 6 months ago

Canada wildfires: What to do when the air quality is bad outside

Al Jazeera  

Haze has settled over large swaths of North America from fires, an issue expected to continue into hottest months. Air quality considered “unhealthy” stretched from Quebec province in Canada to the US state of Michigan in the west, Connecticut in the east, and Virginia to the south, according to a real-time map maintained by the US Environmental Protection Agency. In …

Smoke from Northern California’s wildfires is moving toward Los Angeles
3 years, 4 months ago

Smoke from Northern California’s wildfires is moving toward Los Angeles

LA Times  

Hazy skies over the Los Angeles Basin in a view from the Griffith Observatory. Smoke from multiple Northern California wildfires is making its way south, creating potentially hazardous air quality for the Los Angeles area. The South Coast Air Quality Management District has issued an advisory through Thursday morning for large portions of Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino counties. …

How bad is all that wildfire smoke to our long-term health? ‘Frankly, we don’t really know’
4 years, 3 months ago

How bad is all that wildfire smoke to our long-term health? ‘Frankly, we don’t really know’

LA Times  

Breya Hodge walks her dog Sophie as smoke from the Bobcat fire and other blazes casts a pall over downtown Los Angeles recently. “Frankly, we don’t really know about the long-term effects of wildfire smoke because community exposures haven’t been long-term before,” said Dr. John Balmes, a professor of medicine at UC San Francisco and a member of the California …

Wildfire smoke reaches the East Coast: Here’s how to protect yourself from the effects
4 years, 4 months ago

Wildfire smoke reaches the East Coast: Here’s how to protect yourself from the effects

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wildfire smoke generated from …

Wildfire Smoke May Put Firefighters at Greater Risk From COVID-19
55 years ago

Wildfire Smoke May Put Firefighters at Greater Risk From COVID-19

Slate  

This piece originally appeared in the Conversation Two forces of nature are colliding in the western United States, and wildland firefighters are caught in the middle. People have long understood that the air they breathe can impact their health, dating back more than 2,000 years to Hippocrates in the treatise “On Airs, Waters, and Places.” Today, there is a growing …

California wildfire smoke becomes health hazard as cities become world's most polluted
6 years, 1 month ago

California wildfire smoke becomes health hazard as cities become world's most polluted

ABC  

That is how Californians have been trying to cope with smoke from wildfires choking the state, but experts say an increase in serious health problems may be almost inevitable for vulnerable residents as the disasters become more commonplace. Key points: Air quality monitor says Californian cities now world's most polluted Residents wearing masks to avoid breathing smoke particles Health officials …

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