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A helicopter drops water around homes threatened by the wind-driven Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades, CA, Jan. 7, 2025. A fast-moving brush fire in a Los Angeles suburb burned buildings and ...
A view of Los Angeles covered in smog. Pollution in California relates to the degree of pollution in the air, water, and land of the U.S. state of California.Pollution is defined as the addition of any substance (solid, liquid, or gas) or any form of energy (such as heat, sound, or radioactivity) to the environment at a faster rate than it can be dispersed, diluted, decomposed, recycled, or ...
Air quality in Los Angeles was at "moderate" levels on Thursday morning, as judged by the EPA's Air Quality Index rating system. Moderate air quality is between 51 and 100, or in the yellow band ...
The Santa Anas are katabatic winds (Greek for "flowing downhill") arising in higher altitudes and blowing down towards sea level. [7] The National Weather Service defines Santa Ana winds as "a weather condition [in southern California] in which strong, hot, dust-bearing winds descend to the Pacific Coast around Los Angeles from inland desert regions".
Air pollution in Los Angeles has caused widespread concerns. In 2012, the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) Survey on Californians and the Environment showed that 45% of citizens in Los Angeles consider air pollution to be a "big problem", and 47% believe that the air quality of Los Angeles is worse than it was 10 years ago. [96]
"Blowing dust may result in AQI levels that are Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups or worse in portions of Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, and Riverside Counties in the South Coast Air Basin, the ...
Editor's note: This file captures the news of the California wildfires from Thursday, Jan. 16. For the latest updates on the LA fires, follow USA TODAY's live coverage for Friday, Jan. 17. LOS ...
Downtown Los Angeles, roughly between the two fires, is also expected to see unhealthy air quality levels. Smoke may also spread to adjacent Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties.