Air quality has been horrible this year — and not just due to wildfire smoke
Smoke from wildfires is not the only reason for poor air quality this year. It turns out, those wildfires created another kind of pollution: Ozone.
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Smoke from wildfires is not the only reason for poor air quality this year. It turns out, those wildfires created another kind of pollution: Ozone.
Darren Peck reports on where the wildfire smoke is most impacting air quality in the Bay Area (9-22-2023)
Wildfire smoke continues to persist in the Bay Area, prompting the region's air quality regulators to extend the current Spare the Air alert into Saturday as local residents wonder when the skies will finally clear.
Jessica Burch reports on when the Bay Area could see relief from the lingering wildfire smoke that has impacted air quality all week long (9-22-2023)
Team coverage of the wildfire smoke from the north impacting air quality across the Bay Area (9-21-2023)
Officials with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District have extended a Spare the Air alert through Friday due to ongoing air quality issues caused by smoke from wildfires burning further north in California and southern Oregon.
Team coverage on the extended Spare the Air alert for the Bay Area due to northern wildfire smoke (9-21-2023)
Team coverage of local impact from wildfire smoke on Bay Area air quality and why the BAAQMD held off declaring a Spare the Air Alert (9-20-2023)
A new study by Stanford University is revealing how smoke from wildfires may be wiping out decades' worth of progress in the fight against air pollution.
Bay Area residents woke up Wednesday to more smoky skies from northern wildfires and the haze blanketing the Bay Area will linger for several days, according to forecasters.
Team coverage of the wildfire smoke drifting down from the Oregon-California border that is expected to impact Bay Area air quality into Friday (9-20-2023)
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued an air quality advisory for Tuesday and Wednesday because of smoke coming into the region from wildfires further north in California and Oregon.
Team coverage of declining air quality due to wildfire smoke from Northern California and Oregon (9-19-2023)
Another day of smoky, hazy skies around the Bay Area is possible on Tuesday, prompting air district officials to extend an air quality advisory for another day.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has extended an air quality advisory through Sunday for the region because of smoke from numerous fires around the state and Oregon as well.
The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued an air quality advisory for Friday because of wildfire smoke from fires elsewhere in Northern California.
An air quality advisory for the Bay Area has been extended through Monday, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District said.
A wildfire burning in Oregon has prompted the Bay Area Air Quality Management District to issue an air quality advisory on Wednesday.
Darren Peck explains how smoke from the Pika Fire in Yosemite National Park is impacting air in the Bay Area (7-17-2023)
Visitors in the Yosemite Valley area are experiencing periods of poor air quality and visibility due to smoke from the still burning Pika Fire.
As more people across the country are seeing the impact of wildfires and smoke, scientists are turning to the promise of big data, technology and collaboration to keep big fires from spreading.
As the climate continues to change due to heat-trapping gases spewed into the air, ever fewer people are safe from billowing, deadly fingers of wildfire smoke, scientists say.
Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada in 2023 have affected parts of the U.S. and even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
The first six weeks of Canada's 2023 wildfire season put it on track to be its most destructive in history.
Many areas on Friday were seeing improvement from earlier in the week when they were shrouded in an orange, hazardous haze.
