Los Angeles Wildfires Trigger Air Quality Warnings and Health Concerns
Wildfire smoke typically carries with it noxious gases and particulate matter that make it more toxic than normal air pollution. Not only do wildfires burn plants, brush and trees, but also buildings, ...
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'Raining ash': Residents share how they fled the Southern California wildfires
Like, I can wear an N95 mask but he can't," she told LAist's AirTalk ... The smoke plume was enormous overhead," Kloke told NPR's All Things Considered. Kloke, whose voice was heavy with tears ...
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‘There was nothing you could do’: The two days when fire swallowed Los Angeles
“I have a purpose,” she said, her eyes squinted against the ash and her voice muffled behind an N95 mask. As the 59-year ... peaks that loom high overhead. A cloud hung over the Rose Bowl ...
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Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns
"It's not breathable," said Dulce Perez, a cook at the restaurant, as an eye-watering haze hung overhead Thursday about ... were handing out N95 masks Friday. Emergency response programs manager ...
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As HMPV Cases Stay On A Rise: Here's How People Travelling Can Keep Themselves Safe
Wear a mask in crowded areas Use a well-fitted mask, such as an N95 or surgical mask ... For example, on airplanes, turn on the overhead air vents to improve airflow around your seat.
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LA fires trigger air quality warning and health concerns
"It's not breathable," said Dulce Perez, a cook at the restaurant, as an eye-watering haze hung overhead on Thursday ... were handing out N95 masks. Emergency response programs manager Sunny ...
Los Angeles Times24d
‘We will not be closing.’ Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety
Smoke from multiple wildfires raging across Los Angeles County billowed overhead. The luxury shopping ... was handed an N95 mask but given little other instruction when he arrived for his shift ...
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Paradise lost along Pacific Coast Highway
It gets real again, quickly, when a regular guy comes shuffling down Temescal Canyon Road in a Dodgers hat, N95 mask and dusty surgical scrubs. Paul Austin, 61, is an orthodontist. He’d left at ...
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Los Angeles wildfires trigger air quality warnings and health concerns
“It’s not breathable,” said Ms Dulce Perez, a cook at the restaurant, as an eye-watering haze hung overhead on Jan 9 ... were handing out N95 masks on Jan 10. Emergency response programmes ...
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'We will not be closing.' Amid the fires, employers and employees walk a fine line between work and safety
Smoke from multiple wildfires raging across Los Angeles County billowed overhead. The luxury shopping ... said he was handed an N95 mask but given little other instruction. "It was just kind ...