Any time you disturb the ash, by sweeping it or just walking through it, you’re creating particles which can be inhaled and damaging to your health and the health of others. “The air quality ...

An air-quality alert ... those who spend extended time outdoors, the NWS said. File photo: The downtown skyline is seen through thick smoke on January 9, 2025 in Los Angeles.

The advisory was extended through 7 p.m. Wednesday by the South Coast Air Quality Management District. It includes most of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties in the South Coast Air Basin ...

Swiss air quality technology company, IQAir, released its 7th annual World Air Quality Report, highlighting trends in air ...

Los Angeles County is the focus ... and those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk,” according to the NWS. When an air quality alert pops up on the radar, deciphering its ...

(This is reflected in the Air Quality Index, or AQI.) SCAQMD says much of the Los Angeles basin’s air is unhealthy for sensitive people. And the closer you get to the fires, the worse it gets.

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 ...