Map Shows Air Quality Plummeting in California

Map Shows Air Quality Plummeting in California As Hughes Fire Rages
Toxic smoke and dangerous particulate pollution are spreading far beyond the flames, leaving air quality at unhealthy levels in multiple counties.
California firefighters make progress on Hughes Fire in Castaic; maps show areas under evacuation
The Palisades and Eaton wildfires also continue burning in the Los Angeles area, leaving parts of Southern California with devastating fire damage.
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The Hollywood Sign is once again visible from the Bluff as the haze from the fires clear and the winds carry the smoke past campus. As firefighters continue to work to contain the remaining fires and students begin to feel safer, more appear to stop taking precautions and masking up outside.
Is the air quality in Los Angeles safe after the Hughes Fire, Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire?
Wildfires in Southern California this month have already made air quality in Los Angeles County poor. With the Hughes Fire erupting Wednesday near Castaic Lake and growing to over 10,000 acres, experts are advising sensitive groups to take cautionary measures.
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The Hughes Fire caused concern among residents as the blaze spread in Southern California. At least 31,000 residents were ordered to evacuate as the fire grew to over 10,000 acres on Wednesday, January 22.
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