Bad Air
Smoke from fires in the surrounding region have prompted an air quality alert to be issued from the San Joaquin Valley Pollution Control District and the National Weather Service.
AM PDT TUE JUN 24 2008
SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY, KERN COUNTY, MARIPOSA COUNTY, AND TUOLUMNE COUNTY AIR POLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTS HAVE ISSUED AN AIR QUALITY ALERT DUE TO SMOKE IMPACTS FROM FIRESTHROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA.WINDS ARE TRANSPORTING SMOKE FROM FIRES THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA INTO THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY…PROMPTING LOCAL AIR POLLUTION OFFICIALS TO ISSUE A HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT.
SMOKE MAY AFFECT TUOLUMNE…MERCED…MARIPOSA…MADERA…FRESNO..KINGS…TULARE AND KERN COUNTIES…AIR DISTRICT FORECASTERS SAID.
LOCALIZED AIR QUALITY COULD FLUCTUATE DEPENDING ON SMOKE IMPACTS.
EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS…AGGRAVATE LUNG DISEASE…CAUSE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND ACUTE BRONCHITIS…AND INCREASE RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION AS CONDITIONS WARRANT. PEOPLE WITH HEART OR LUNG DISEASES SHOULD FOLLOW THEIR DOCTORS ADVICE FOR DEALING WITH EPISODES OF UNHEALTHY AIR QUALITY.
ADDITIONALLY…OLDER ADULTS AND CHILDREN SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE…STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES OR HEAVY EXERTION…AS CONDITIONS DICTATE.
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