Time29d
Your Questions About Wildfire Smoke and Health, Answered
Firefighters are still struggling to control the blazes, which have led to wildfire smoke that’s worsening the air quality in the region. Wildfire smoke can travel long distances and affect the ...
Wired28d
How Wildfire Smoke Affects Your Health—and How You Can Protect Yourself
As a series of massive fires continues to blaze through the Los Angeles area, blanketing neighborhoods with smoke and forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes, air quality remains ...
Los Angeles Times24d
What’s in the smoke and ash of L.A.-area fires? County issues health warning
Experts say that wildfire smoke is unsafe for everyone and that all area residents should be worried about the potential health effects from this pollutant. The cause for concern is ...
Medical Xpress26d
How wildfire smoke and ash impact your health and how to protect yourself
Along with the wildfires, residents must deal with other hazards: smoke and ash. Smoke is made of tiny particles. Smoke particles 2.5 micrometers or smaller in size—known as PM2.5—are ...
University of California26d
LA fires are producing hazardous smoke: How to protect yourself
Along with the wildfires, residents must deal with other hazards: smoke and ash. Smoke is made of tiny particles. Smoke particles 2.5 micrometers or smaller in size — known as PM2.5 — are particularly ...
Wall Street Journal29d
Why Smoke From the Los Angeles Fires Is So Dangerous
Wildfires in California aren’t all wild anymore. They often burn in urban areas, creating a toxic soup of smoke, ash and noxious substances that can be dangerous, even deadly. In Los Angeles ...
UUHC Health Feed29d
Here’s How Wildfire Smoke Can Impact Your Health
Wildfire smoke is becoming an increasingly common health hazard as wildfires grow more frequent and intense. Understanding the health impacts of wildfire smoke and taking precautions can help protect ...
ABC729d
Examining your home during and after wildfires: How to safely handle smoke, ash and toxic residue
Inside, it's likely going to smell like smoke. Some of that residue can be toxic dust from burnt buildings and cars. Experts showed ABC7 how to get back into your home safely and how to protect ...
Fox News25d
How wildfire smoke affects the body: Doctors warn of health hazards
Wildfire smoke contains a "complex mixture" of fine particles that can pose hazards after just short-term exposure, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Known as PM2.5 ...
CBS News22d
Nearly 330,000 smoke alarms sold by HSN recalled because they may not work
About 328,000 smoke alarms sold nationwide and online by the Home Shopping Network — or as it now calls itself, HSN — are being recalled because the products can malfunction and fail to alert ...
The Conversation29d
Wildfire smoke inside homes can create health risks that linger for months − tips for cleaning and staying safe
The smoke and ash can blow under doors and around windows in nearby homes, bringing in chemicals that are absorbed into furniture, walls and other indoor surfaces and continue off-gassing for ...
Global News28d
Los Angeles wildfires: The unique dangers of urban wildfire smoke
0:55 Timelapse shows how quickly L.A. wildfires are spreading As wildfires rage across Los Angeles, the smoke billowing into the air carries more than the expected risks of particulate matter and ...