Air Pollution

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides information on how to stay safe and healthy before, during, and after a wildfire including avoiding health impacts from wildfire smoke and cleaning up safely.

Be ready to protect yourself against smoke and ash before, during, and after a wildfire.

CDC provides credible COVID-19 health information to the U.S.

Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to protect yourselves. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to protect yourselves. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

El humo de los incendios forestales puede irritar sus pulmones, causar inflamación, afectar su sistema inmunitario y hacerlo más propenso a infecciones pulmonares, incluso al SARS-CoV-2, el virus que causa el COVID-19. Debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, prepararse para los incendios forestales podría ser un poco diferente este año. Sepa cómo el humo de los incendios forestales puede afectarlos a usted y a sus seres queridos durante la pandemia de COVID-19 y qué pueden hacer para protegerse.

Friday: People with respiratory illnesses may be more vulnerable right now. Also: Are N95 masks recommended for wildfires?

This collection of pages provides helpful information to reduce your exposure to wildfire smoke inside your home.

Researchers at Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, and the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute have conducted a “state-of-the-science” review of the evidence available on potential associations between exposure to air pollution and health outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

If there is an active wildfire in your area, local authorities may advise you to shelter in place rather than evacuate. Learn the benefits of having a clean room to protect your IAQ from wildfire smoke.

Wildfires threaten lives directly, and wildfire smoke can affect us all. They spread air pollution not only nearby, but thousands of miles away, causing breathing difficulties in even healthy individu

Wildfires, including grassland fires and forest fires, are an ongoing concern where there is dry, hot weather. During a wildfire, people throughout the surrounding area may suffer the effects of the s

Smoke spreads misery, including health problems, far beyond fire zones. We have key facts and tips.

In a perfect storm of smoke, heat, and viral pandemic, the worry this year is that air pollution from wildfires could increase the severity of COVID-19 symptoms. UCSF physicians explain the risks and how to protect yourself.

As the nation's health protection agency, CDC saves lives and protects people from health, safety, and security threats.

Know how wildfire smoke can affect you and your loved ones during the COVID-19 pandemic and what you can do to protect yourselves. Provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Protect yourself from wildfire smoke.

Wildfire smoke turned California and Oregon skies orange. Inside that smoke was alchemy—the chemistry and physics of molecules and wavelengths.

In many areas of the world, concentrations of ambient air pollutants exceed levels associated with increased risk of acute and chronic health problems. While effective policies to reduce emissions at their sources are clearly preferable, some evidence ...

Fires have chewed through 1.4 million acres in the state this year. By this point in 2019, 56,000 acres had burned.

The fires raging across California and other states is affecting air quality in many parts of the country.