Children and other sensitive groups are urged Stay inside today Through parts of southern California, Oregon and Arizona, the air quality was reported as “unhealthy for sensitive groups” or what is worse on Friday morning, according to the Airnow of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Areas such as the Kochilla Valley in California and Phenix in Arizona and parts of Oregon are witnessing high levels of ozone and particles, which poses increasing health risks.
Why do it matter
Children are among the population most vulnerable to bad air quality.
A spokesman for the Southern Air Quality Management area (AQMD) in California said Newsweek This exposure to particle pollution “can cause premature death in people with heart or lung diseases, causes heart attacks, asthma exacerbation, reduces lung function, and causes respiratory symptoms such as coughing and difficulty breathing.”
Sensitive groups including children, older adults and minority population, and the decrease in the population in the social and economic situation is especially at risk.
The American Lung Association recently gave Portland, Oregon, a “C” degree of ozone pollution, according to a press journalist on Wednesday. The association said that the area where the metro area is classified in the city “the worst 104 in the country to pollute particles in the short term.”
What do you know
The bad air quality is mainly attributed The strong winds that stimulate dust And besiege pollutants near the roof in the southern California deserts. The national meteorology scientist NWS, Sam Zuber, warned that the conditions may be exacerbated.
“The wind will start capturing storms from 20 to 25 miles per hour in the deserts, including in the Kochilla Valley, early on Friday afternoon. We will likely see the peak winds in the evening … a very similar story for Saturday.” Newsweek.
Airnow
“With this cancer, we can definitely see some dust that blows there. When you are in the desert, it is very common this wind cancer, so it is very likely that the air quality area will extend [air quality alert]She said.
In Arizona, while Marikuba Province, with the most striking EPA regulations this week, fears about continuous ozone pollution remains sharp.
The Ministry of Environmental Quality in Arizona (Deq), the meteorological specialist Matt Pace Roy earlier Newsweek This Phoenix receives 95 percent or more sunlight throughout the year, which contributes to the formation of ozone. High pressure is often present on the city, creating hot temperatures, which leads to high concentrations of ozone as well.
Earlier on Friday morning, South Coast registered improved weather conditions across the Kochilla Valley, but the AQMD air quality board noticed that some air quality measurements decompose to the northwest of India “unhealthy” after a few hours.
What people say
A spokesman for the Southern Coast AQMD said Newsweek With regard to alerting air quality that ended on Friday morning: “We have left this consulting completion because the air quality will continue to improve throughout the day.
I told a spokesman for the Southern Coast AQMD previously Newsweek: “Windblown dust can occur throughout the year, but the strong winds and dust often occur from April to October in the Kochilla Valley.”
Airnow in description of the quality of the unhealthy air of sensitive groups: “Members of sensitive groups may be exposed to health effects. The general public is unlikely to be affected.”
What happens after that
Air quality may get worse during the weekend as stormy winds continue in desert areas. Sensitive groups, especially children, are encouraged to stay inside, avoid arduous external activities and use air filtration when it is possible until conditions improve.
