Wildfires – the burning of large amounts of forest and vegetation – cause substantial increases in airborne particles and gaseous air pollutants. These include carbon monoxide, formaldehyde and PM2.5. Large wildfires can even lead to air pollution travelling thousands of square kilometres. Prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke can cause respiratory and cardiovascular health problems. Learn how wildfires affect air quality, and how to protect yourself from wildfires here.
Wildfire smoke can travel a long way. And this wildfire smoke is a serious health concern. But how far can wildfire smoke travel exactly? Can someone in New York be affected by the California wildfires thousands of miles away? Do Australian bushfires affect the entire country? During the ravaging California …
Cheyenne air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on more than one-of third of the days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Cheyenne air quality more than 3 times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2020 …
Santa Fe air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on almost one-tenth of the days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Santa Fe air quality averaged nearly 3 times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2021. …
Salt Lake City air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on more than one-third of days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Salt Lake City air quality averaged nearly 3 times the WHO daily recommended limit of dangerous PM2.5 pollutants on its worse day …
Denver air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on more than one-of third of the days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Denver air quality averaged nearly 3 times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2021. …
Current air regulations treat all PM2.5 air pollution as equally dangerous. But recent research suggests particulate matter in wildfire smoke is significantly more toxic than it is in typical outdoor ambient air pollution. Wildfire smoke may be far more dangerous than current air quality indexes indicate. Wildfire Smoke: Why PM2.5 …
Seattle air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on about 1/6 of days from 2020 to 2021. Seattle air quality averaged nearly over 18 times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2020. Seattle’s air quality worsened to these dangerous levels largely due …
Minneapolis air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on nearly one-fifth of days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Minneapolis air quality averaged nearly five times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2021. Current Air Quality …
Toronto air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on nearly a quarter of days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, Toronto air quality averaged nearly six times the daily recommended limit of dangerous PM 2.5 pollutants on its worse day in 2021. Current Air …
Current New York City Air Quality (2022 Live Readings) New York City air quality exceeded the WHO annual limits on nearly one-third of days from 2020 to 2021. Due to wildfire smoke from wildfires out west, New York City air quality averaged nearly six times the daily recommended limit of …
