An Air Quality Alert has been issued for Southern California due to harmful particle pollution caused by Santa Ana winds.
As Southern California residents brace for powerful and life-threatening Santa Ana winds, officials have also issued an Air Quality Alert for the area. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) issued the alert for Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino and Riverside counties starting at 10 a.m. Tuesday to 6 p.m. Wednesday due to harmful particle pollution levels caused by windblown dust.
Some impacted communities include the San Gorgonio Pass near Banning, Corona, Fontana, Rancho Cucamonga, and Moreno Valley, coastal and inland communities in Orange County, including Huntington Beach, Costa Mesa, Newport Beach and Garden Grove. For Los Angeles County, the alert is in effect for areas such as the county beaches, the cities of Inglewood, Downey, Norwalk, Beverly Hills and West Hollywood, the western San Fernando Valley including Reseda, Woodland Hills, Northridge, and areas along the Highway 14 corridor. During this period, those with respiratory illnesses and diseases such as asthma are asked to limit their time outdoors. However, experts said anyone could be affected as particle pollution can travel into the lungs, leading to an increase in lung infections. In addition, residents are asked to
AIR QUALITY SANTA ANA WINDS POLLUTION HEALTH WARNING SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
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