The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...

Longer term, it's linked to health problems like asthma and heart disease. What’s going on with the LA fires and air quality ... be visible smoke high in the atmosphere but not at ground ...

Wear a tight-fitting N95 mask at the bare minimum, but a P100 is better, experts say. Wear long sleeves, eye protection, closed-toed shoes and cut-resistant gloves. Clean or decontaminate anything ...

Officials are warning of windblown ash and other pollutants from Los Angeles-area fires and say air quality readers won't ...

This post was updated Jan. 20 at 10:09 p.m. Wildfires in the Pacific Palisades have burned over 6,000 structures, releasing ...

A new study found that access to air-conditioning is a stronger predictor of emergency department visits related to PM2.5 exposure from smoke than factors such as race, age, and socioeconomic status.

Wildfire smoke is toxic. Burning trees and shrubs produce very fine particulate matter, known by the shorthand PM 2.5, which ...

A fire at the world’s largest battery storage plant in Northern California smoldered Friday after sending plumes of toxic smoke ... Nieto said air quality monitoring systems had not detected ...

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Even “a few really severe wildfire smoke days,” with the Air Quality Index over 200 ... people will be exposed more often and the health effects of wildfire smoke exposure over multiple seasons are ...

Even with thick smoke coming from the Hughes Fire, skies have been clear in many areas, and the air quality forecast has been ...

Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.