As a result of the Canadian wildfires, the air quality on the East Coast is currently among the world’s worst, rivaling that of New Delhi, India. New York City’s air quality index (AQI) surpassed 200 ...

It isn’t the first year that Canadian wildfires have impacted areas of the United States, with billowing waves of wildfire smoke causing record high ratings of poor air quality and unhealthy ...

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To avoid breathing wildfire smoke, it's important to have the right gear. Dust masks, bandanas and damp pieces of cloth won't adequately protect you from inhaling fine particulate matter like PM2.5.

As wildfires scorch Canada and smoke blankets the United States from Minnesota to New England and south to Florida, millions of people are under air-quality alerts. Face masks — the same kind used in ...

(KDVR) — With smoke from over 400 Canadian wildfires drifting south and blanketing much of the U.S., Americans are looking for ways to cope with a haze of very unhealthy air. Dr. Anthony Gerber said ...

The type of mask matters if you don’t want to inhale harmful pollutants. This is a Kaiser Health News story. Toby Lewsadder stepped outside an Ace Hardware store wearing a simple one-strap dust mask.

Fires burning across California and Colorado are pumping out smoke that would be bad enough on its own, but might also worsen coronavirus symptoms, doctors warned Thursday Three doctors in California ...

This man sewed a safety mask for protection during the coronavirus pandemic. The took a piece of cloth, folded and sewed it. Then he pleated the fabric and added the straps. He quickly produced the ...