Air quality worsening across Metro Vancouver due to growing wildfire, woodlot blaze and weather inversion
2022. 9. 12. 02:53ㆍ■ 국제/CANADA
Air quality worsening across Metro Vancouver due to growing wildfire, woodlot blaze and weather inversion (msn.com)
Air quality worsening across Metro Vancouver due to growing wildfire, woodlot blaze and weather inversion
Heavy smoke has settled across Metro Vancouver from a variety of sources as an air quality advisory remains in effect for the region and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter. The regional district says the poor air qu
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Air quality worsening across Metro Vancouver due to growing wildfire, woodlot blaze and weather inversion
Tiffany Crawford - 32m ago
File photo: Vancouver under smoky skies from wildfires.© Provided by Vancouver Sun
Heavy smoke has settled across Metro Vancouver from a variety of sources as an air quality advisory remains in effect for the region and the Fraser Valley because of high concentrations of fine particulate matter.
The regional district says the poor air quality is due to smoke from wildfires burning in B.C. and the U.S., as Vancouver firefighters continue to battle a blaze that erupted early Saturday at a wood recycling facility on the Fraser River at the bottom of Ontario Street and is still producing heavy smoke.
To make matters worse there is a weather inversion that is trapping the smoke across the region.
Wildfire burning west of Hope.© Francis Georgian
Wildfires burning southeast of Chilliwack and Hope, including two fires near Manning Park are producing smoke that is impacting the region, according to the alert.
Metro Vancouver says a local fire burning in Vancouver at a wood recycling facility is also producing considerable smoke which is trapped near the surface by an inversion. Smoke from the fire is impacting multiple municipalities including Vancouver, Burnaby, Richmond, New Westminster, Surrey, and Coquitlam.
Regional officials say people should postpone or reduce outdoor physical activity while PM2.5 concentrations are high, especially if breathing feels uncomfortable.
Exposure to fine particulate matter is a concern for people with underlying conditions, pregnant women and infants, children, older adults, and outdoor workers. Individuals who are experiencing homelessness may also be at elevated risk.
Those who experience symptoms such as chest discomfort, shortness of breath, coughing or wheezing, should seek prompt medical attention.
Wildfire burning west of Hope.© Francis Georgian
ticrawford@postmedia.com
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