Smoke of Canadian forest fires brings unhealthy air to large areas of the Middle West – National

smoking From Canadian forest fires It hovers several states in the Middle West on Saturday, which led to warnings of the unhealthy air for at least the third day.

The air quality alerts were valid in the state of Iowa, Minnesota, Yistsonen and Michigan, as well as East Nebraska and parts of Indiana and Illinois. The predictors said that the sky of smoke would remain all day. People with lung disease, heart disease, children, the elderly and pregnant women are most vulnerable to bad breathing conditions.

Canadian environmental officials said the smoke caused by forest fires that cause a decrease in vision, and poor quality will continue on Sunday in some areas.

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The air quality control database in Switzerland, which evaluates air quality in actual time, has included the city of Minyabolis as it has some of the worst air pollution in the world since Friday.

The air quality index (AQI) is expected to reach the red or unhealthy category in a large group of Minnesota and is likely to remain until Saturday. AQI is a system used to connect the amount of air pollution in the air. The pollution is divided into six categories and colors, and advice about what is not safe to do. It ranges from “good” (green) to “dangerous” (Maron).

Smoke can start declining from Saturday before spreading south to Tennessee and Missouri. State health officials said that the air may remain unhealthy for sensitive groups until Monday.

The Air Quality Index at Environmental Protection Agency converts all levels of pollutants into one number. The lower the number, the better. Anything less than 50 was classified as “healthy”. From fifty to 100 is “moderate” while 100-150 is unhealthy for “sensitive groups”. Anything above 150 bad for everyone. Parts of Minnesota Cross the number on saturday.

Health officials advise people with asthma, other lung diseases, heart disease, children and older adults to avoid long exposure to smoke and reduce arduous activities. They said to avoid burning things that can make air pollution worse, and to keep the windows and doors closed to prevent smoke from entering inside.

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