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  2. Los Angeles air quality improves from wildfires' hazardous levels

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    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 ...

  3. Hazardous air quality reported in Los Angeles area as deadly ...

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    LOS ANGELES – Smoke from the raging Southern California wildfires is filling city skylines, causing officials to warn residents of hazardous air quality. AirNow.gov has marked air quality all ...

  4. Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can - AOL

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    After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free skies this week.The Air Quality Index (AQI) — which measures the ...

  5. Air quality index - Wikipedia

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    An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [1] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk.

  6. List of most-polluted cities by particulate matter concentration

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    This list contains the top 500 cities by PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement as documented by the World Health Organization covering the period from 2010 to 2022. The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries.

  7. LA fire crews make progress but dangers remain; EPA hazmat ...

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    Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna said Tuesday that 24 people were still missing in areas hit by the Palisades and Eaton fires. Families mourn LA fire victims: An avid surfer. A father and son.

  8. Air pollution in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Looking down from the Hollywood Hills, with Griffith Observatory on the hill in the foreground, air pollution is visible in downtown Los Angeles on a late afternoon.. Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials into the atmosphere that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damage ecosystems.

  9. New wildfire concerns in Los Angeles: Strong winds could ...

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    The Los Angeles County Health Officer issued a new order prohibiting the cleanup or removal of fire debris from damaged and burned properties until a hazardous materials inspection is completed by ...