The Raptor

This is some of the most unhealthful air you'll ever breathe in your lives. Please keep your tops up and your recirculating air buttons on. Avoid strenuous outdoor exercise. Tell your gym managers to keep the windows closed.

The air has hugely elevated soot contents, much of which consists of PM10, totally suspended particulate matter 10 microns in diameter (approximately the thickness of human hair) or less. PM10 can penetrate all layers of the lungs and cause lung damage. It can aggravate all manner of respiratory ailments, including asthma and emphysema. It can penetrate and enter the bloodstream and change the way that blood coagulates, exacerbating problems for people at risk of stroke and heart attack.

DJSang

Thanks Raptor, my roommate went for a run last night and said he couldn't make it too far because of the air. I think it's a lot worse in some areas than others.

B.C.

My AC's been on since Jan 2007.
































It's on 78 at home

Mr. Eryozgatliyan

78? Damn, I keep my house at 72 at all times! I would be so uncomfortable at your place

Thanks for the heads up!

B.C.

78 when I'm not at home, but 72-74 when we're at home

(Mrs. BC is concerned about the dog being hot)

Nicotunes

Thank you George.

The Raptor

We want a happy Stanley.

The Raptor

Bump.

psychophd

thanks for the reminder - sadly this reminds me of everyday I was in China, except for a few outlying areas. Beijing, Shanghai... .ugh.

mister_two

I will be in LA the beginning of next week for 3 days. I am still looking for hotels in the Pasadena, Alhambra, San Gabriel, Rosemead and Norwalk areas. Has the wild fires affected any of those areas? How's the air quality in that area? I will be traveling with an infant and a 3 year old. Are any areas air quality particularly worse than others?

Any advice would be appreciated.