PM 2.5 /tags/pm-2-5 PM 2.5 en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:06:07 GMT Wildfire smoke may compound the front range’s ozone problem this week /news/2024-07-31/wildfire-smoke-may-compound-the-front-ranges-ozone-problem-this-week Haze and smoke settled into the front range last week, and it’s about to get worse. Air quality will dip as wildfire smoke mixes with urban pollution. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 15:06:07 GMT /news/2024-07-31/wildfire-smoke-may-compound-the-front-ranges-ozone-problem-this-week Gabe Allen The pandemic is one problem for air quality in the classroom. Wildfire smoke is another /health/2021-10-03/the-pandemic-is-one-problem-for-air-quality-in-the-classroom-wildfire-smoke-is-another Concerns about sending kids back to school have revolved around the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. But as the wildfire season has become longer, smoke finding its way into the classroom is also a problem. The Mountain West °µºÚ±¬ÁÏ Bureau's Maggie Mullen reports on the battle to keep children safe. Sun, 03 Oct 2021 14:00:00 GMT /health/2021-10-03/the-pandemic-is-one-problem-for-air-quality-in-the-classroom-wildfire-smoke-is-another Maggie Mullen Dangerous air due to wildfires has risen across Colorado in the last five years /health/2021-09-28/dangerous-air-due-to-wildfires-has-risen-across-colorado-in-last-five-years Massive wildfires across the West have worsened the air in Colorado, contributing to roughly double the number of days residents are exposed to dangerous fine particulate matter known as PM 2.5 versus a decade ago. Researchers say the air can be hazardous even if you don't see or smell smoke. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 23:40:34 GMT /health/2021-09-28/dangerous-air-due-to-wildfires-has-risen-across-colorado-in-last-five-years Michael de Yoanna Dangerous Air: As California burns, America breathes toxic smoke /health/2021-09-28/dangerous-air-as-california-burns-america-breathes-toxic-smoke Western wildfires pose a much broader threat to human health than to just those forced to evacuate the path of the blazes. Smoke from these fires, which have burned millions of acres in California alone, is choking vast swaths of the country, an analysis of federal satellite imagery by NPR’s California °µºÚ±¬ÁÏroom and Stanford University’s Environmental Change and Human Outcomes Lab found. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:30:00 GMT /health/2021-09-28/dangerous-air-as-california-burns-america-breathes-toxic-smoke Alison Saldanha, Farida Jhabvala Romero, Caleigh Wells, and Aaron Glantz