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A "Code Orange" air quality alert has been issued for Jefferson and Shelby Counties, meaning that air quality is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. #CodeOrange #Birmingham #JeffersonCounty #CanadianWildfire #NW

What is the Air Quality Index, and how long can Atlanta expect to be under a Code Orange Alert? Here's a cohesive breakdown:

Meteorologists struggled to explain “Smokeageddon,” the acrid campfire haze that settled over the East Coast and Midwest last month, and with good reason: It was unprecedented. Before this summer, code purple and code maroon air quality alerts, the two most dire categories, were almost unknown in the eastern United States. The American Lung Association, which…

The Air Quality Index categorizes air quality into six levels, each associated with a distinct colour.

If the air quality rating increases to Code Red, the Erie Port Authority said participants to follow the guidance of the DEP. 

Air quality has reached record-low levels because of Canadian wildfire smoke. These maps and charts show how widespread and frequent the unhealthy air has been.

Big cities like New York and Chicago have got to choke on some chokecherry air in the past days and weeks.

(NEW YORK) — Millions of Americans are on alert for unhealthy air quality as smoke from wildfires in neighboring Canada drifts to the United States. Wildfires have burned a record of more than 19.5 million acres across Canada so far this year, with no end […]