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Air Quality

Philly heat wave prompts health warnings, outdoor adjustments

  • Jun 6

Air Quality Index: What do the numbers mean?

  • Jun 5

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for parts of Pa., NJ and Del.

  • May 19

Hawaii's Kilauea volcano erupts, causing safety concerns

  • Mar 10

Philadelphia launches 'Breathe Philly' air quality monitoring network

  • Feb 18

No harmful toxins found in air after Grays Ferry fire: Health Dept.

  • Feb 13

Air quality monitored after wildfire in Gloucester County

  • Sep 3, 2025

Air quality alerts in place across 10 states

  • Aug 6, 2025

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Heat and air quality warnings in Philadelphia region

  • May 19
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Heat and air quailty alerts in Philadelphia Tuesday

  • May 19
1:18

Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware

  • May 19
2:04

Philadelphia launches 'Breathe Philly' air quality monitoring network

  • Feb 18
2:36

New Jersey wildfire causing air quality concerns in Franklin Twp.

  • Sep 3, 2025
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Air quality alerts in place across 10 states, including Pa., NJ and Del.

  • Aug 6, 2025
2:45

Philadelphia air quality: Smoke particles from Canadian wildfires prompt alerts

  • Aug 5, 2025
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Tracking dangerous air from wildfire smoke

  • Aug 5, 2025

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Smoke particles from Canadian wildfires causing air quality concerns in Philadelphia region

Smoke particles from Canadian wildfires are causing air quality concerns in the Philadelphia region Tuesday.

  • Aug 5, 2025

Canada wildfires prompt air quality warnings for Upper Midwest, Northeast

At least 738 wildfires are currently burning in Canada, with at least 201 out of control, according to the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.

  • Aug 4, 2025

Orange Air Quality Alert issued in Philadelphia region, much of New Jersey Thursday: NWS

An "Orange Alert" means air pollution concentrations within the region may become unhealthy for people of sensitive groups.

  • Jun 12, 2025

Air quality alert issued in Philadelphia area due to ozone level rather than Canadian wildfire smoke

There is an air quality alert for sensitive groups in our area, due to the ozone level, rather than the Canadian wildfire smoke.

  • Jun 4, 2025

A colossal cloud of Sahara dust is smothering the Caribbean en route to the US

A massive cloud of dust from the Sahara Desert is blanketing most of the Caribbean in the biggest event of its kind this year as it heads toward the United States.

  • Jun 3, 2025