An Air Quality Alert is in effect Thursday, July 4, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JULY 4 2024…
The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Environment has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Thursday for the District of Columbia.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site https://www.mwcog.org/environment/air/forecast/.
An Air Quality Alert is in effect Thursday, July 4, 2024 including the following Washington, DC region jurisdictions.
VIRGINIA: Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park, Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…AIR QUALITY ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY JULY 4 2024…
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality has issued a Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert Thursday for Northern Virginia.
A Code Orange Air Quality Alert means that air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for sensitive groups. Sensitive groups include children, people suffering from asthma, heart disease or other lung diseases and the elderly. The effects of air pollution can be minimized by avoiding strenuous activity or exercise outdoors.
For more information on ground-level ozone and fine particles visit the web site Virginia DEQ air quality web site at www.deq.virginia.gov.