Air quality Vancouver

2022 - 10 - 18

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Metro Vancouver air quality advisory extended (Vancouver Sun)

Fires near Chilliwack, Hope, Harrison Lake and in Washington leading to smoky air trapped by stagnant weather.

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Vancouver's air quality plummets to seventh worst in the world as ... (Daily Hive)

Vancouverites woke up to even smokier air Tuesday morning from wildfires burning southeast of Chilliwack and Hope.

“Smoke concentrations may vary widely across the region with changes in wind, temperature, and wildfire behaviour,” the weather agency said. Environment Canada’s air quality health index classifies the Fraser Valley as a 10+ on a 10-point risk scale Tuesday morning. “Stagnant weather conditions are forecast to persist for several days and it is expected that a change in the weather forecast for Friday may be associated with significant improvements in air quality,” Environment Canada said.

Air quality in B.C.'s Fraser Valley off the charts due to thick wildfire ... (Globalnews.ca)

'In Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley we're experiencing widespread smoke,' Geoff Doerksen, air quality planner with Metro Vancouver, told Global News.

They are causing the smoke to be really thick and stuck in the Fraser Valley. [air quality rating in those areas is 10-plus](https://gis.metrovancouver.org/maps/Air), the worst on the AirMap scale. [Fraser Valley](https://globalnews.ca/tag/fraser-valley) continue to deal with the worst air quality in Metro Vancouver Tuesday.

Air quality advisories continue for Lower Mainland as wildfire smoke ... (CBC.ca)

Smoky air continues to blanket Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley as wildfires burn in British Columbia and Washington State. It's leading officials to ...

The weather agency rated the central and eastern Fraser Valley a 10 on its 10-step Air Quality Health Index on Wednesday morning. According to the B.C. Visit https://t.co/Rc2gAFnj2P to see air quality near you. Wildfire smoke is a constantly changing mixture of particles and gases which includes many chemicals that can harm your health." The Central Coast and Kootenays are also affected. Smoke from wildfires on both sides of the Canada-U.S.

Vancouver weather: Smoky with poor air quality (Canada.com)

An air-quality advisory remains in effect for the region due to high concentrations of particulate matter mostly due to wildfires burning near Chilliwack, Hope, ...

19, 2022 – Smoky skies and poor air quality are expected over Metro Vancouver on Wednesday and Thursday. Environment Canada’s air quality health index has Metro Vancouver at an eight on Wednesday and Thursday — a high-risk rating. Subscribe now through the Vancouver weather: Smoky with poor air quality Back to video Vancouver weather: Smoky with poor air quality Air Quality: Vancouver

Wildfires affect air quality, impacting schools on Vancouver Island (pentictonherald.ca)

As the heat of the summer extends into October there has been a prolonged forest fire season. As of Oct. 18, the province has 201 active fires with six ...

Manning Park is one of B.C.’s largest active wildfires, contributing to compromised air quality in other parts of the province. The Coastal Fire Centre said there is a crew of 10 on the fire for the next five to six days. Students with asthma have been impacted by the smoke. “There's still fires that are intensely burning, mainly south of the border, but also in the province.” “So at this point [afternoon of Oct.17], the smoke is starting to clear. And we expect the gradual clearing today and into tomorrow.