Air quality alert issued for Michigan until early Tue.
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You may have noticed some haze in the sky, as well as a cherry red sunrise this morning. Here's what to know about air quality in the area.
Air Quality Alert issued for Saturday in central Ohio due to wildfire smoke and fireworks. Sensitive groups advised to limit outdoor activity.
This is the second air quality alert from the Ohio EPA in three weeks, with the air quality index expected to be in the "unhealthy for sensitive groups" to "very unhealthy" ranges.
Thursday's Air Quality Index (AQI) scale was forecasted as 101, and Friday's as 108. When levels exceed 100, air quality is considered unhealthy for sensitive groups, and MORPC issues an Air Quality Alert to the public. This is the first alert as summer nears, and may not be the last as temperatures rise.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Air Quality Alert issued by the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission has expired. It was issued for central Ohio on Sunday because of the wildfire smoke from Canada.
With the weather beginning to warm up again, the Cincinnati area will be under an air quality alert on Thursday. The Southwest Ohio Air Quality Agency issued the alert for the entire day on ...