...AIR QUALITY ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT THURSDAY NIGHT...
An Air Quality Advisory for Fine Particulates has been issued by the
Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga,
Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit Counties. The
advisory is until midnight EDT Thursday night.
Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during
this period. If you are in the sensitive groups category of
children, the elderly and those with breathing difficulties, please
monitor your outdoor activity and check air quality readings at
airnow.gov. Additionally, sign-up at enviroflash.info for text
alerts regarding air quality.
To help our region reduce air pollution:
*Drive less: bike, walk, use transit, work from home, combine trips
*Visit gohiocommute.com/noaca - Find a smarter way to travel!
*Don`t idle - Turn off your engine
*Refill your tank after sunset
*Wait to mow the lawn
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The Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA), in
partnership with the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (Ohio
EPA), the Cleveland Division of Air Quality, the Akron Regional Air
Quality Management District, the Akron Metropolitan Area
Transportation Study, the Lake County General Health District, and
Ohio University, has forecasted this Advisory based on predicted
weather patterns. Learn more at www.noaca.org.