The Air Quality Index (AQI) — which measures the concentration ... Additionally, he says, AQI cannot tell us the exposure of air pollutants through ingestion when these pollutants fall out ...

"They don't have the spatial density or indeed sometimes the temporal density to tell us what's really happening on the kind of localized level that really matters to people," he says. The Air Quality ...

Naturally, people in the Los Angeles area are reaching for their phones to see what the Air Quality Index (AQI ... even when the AQI can’t tell us the full picture. How to think about risk ...

The Air Quality Index measured 156 near Forks, Washington, and received a rating of "unhealthy," meaning some members of the general public may experience health effects and members of sensitive ...

and forecast models to provide real-time air quality index (AQI) readings for more than 1,000 locations. Los Angeles’ air quality is closely tied to weather patterns. Clear, breezy days help ...

Calculating air pollution from wildfires and other events has become more complicated. That doesn’t mean it’s necessarily more accurate.

Angelenos still bothered by the smell of smoke may be surprised to see that Air Quality Index numbers returned to “healthy” or “moderate” levels this week in L.A. County, but they shouldn ...

Air quality in wildfire-stricken Los Angeles improved on Thursday from hazardous peaks hit earlier this month, as tiny soot particles that can penetrate the lungs and brain dropped to moderate levels, ...

While recording the podcast in a sea-facing room in Bandra, Mumbai, Nithin was surprised to find the Air Quality Index (AQI) ...

Wildfires are tearing through thousands of acres in Los Angeles County in California, as strong Santa Ana winds stoke the ...

Unlike typical wildfires, smoke from the L.A. fires — consisting of toxic materials from burned down homes, cars, and more — poses additional risks to public health.