Central Valley seeing unhealthy air quality due to wildfires

Central Valley seeing unhealthy air quality due to wildfires

HAVE BROUGHT HAZYAND SMOKY SKIES AROUND KERNCOUNTY AND THE CENTRAL VALLEY.THE WILDFIRE SMOKE HAS MADEGOING OUTSIDE DANGEROUS FORMANY PEOPLE.OFFICIALS RECOMMEND EVERYONESTAY INSIDE IFPOSSIBLE -- AND AVOID OUTSIDEACTIVITES.A LOCAL ALLERGIST FROM KAISERPERMANENTEEXPLAINS WHY KERN COUNTY IS SOSUSCEPTIBLE TO PORR AIRQUALITY.WHEN WE HAVE FIRES LIKE THIS,WHETHERTHEY'RE IN THE SOUTHLAND OR TOTHE NORTH OF US... BECAUSE WELIVE IN AVALLEY, THAT SMOKE IS SETTLINGAT THE TOP OF THIS BOWL THAT WELIVE IN.

ANDBECAUSE WE'RE SURROUNDED BYMOUNTAINS, IT'S NOT AS EASY FORTHOSEPARTICLES TO ESCAPE.SHE ALSO SAYS THE SMOKE CARRIESA MIXTURE OFGASES AND FINE PARTICLES THATCAN CAUSE HEALTHPROBLEMS.GOLDEN EMPIRE TRANSIT IS