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Air Quality Alert Message
Relayed by National Weather Service Hanford CA
1142 AM PDT Wed Oct 11 2023

CAC019-029-031-039-047-077-099-107-120600-
Fresno-Kern-Kings-Madera-Merced-San Joaquin-Stanislaus-Tulare-
1142 AM PDT Wed Oct 11 2023

ISSUED:  10/11/2023 11:00
EXPIRES: 10/11/2023 23:00

The Valley Air District has issued an Air Quality Alert for San
Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Madera, Fresno, Kings, Tulare, and
the Valley portion of Kern Counties starting this morning,
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 through this evening due to
blowing dust caused by windy conditions. 

Exposure to particle pollution can cause serious health problems,
aggravate lung disease, cause asthma attacks and acute bronchitis,
and increase risk of respiratory infection. In people with heart 
disease, short-term exposure to particle pollution has been linked
to heart attacks and arrhythmias, according to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency. Children and elderly people are also more 
susceptible to consequences of high particulate levels. 

Stay indoors if possible. Avoid prolonged or strenuous outdoor 
physical activities to reduce the affects of unhealthy air. 

For additional information, call your local San Joaquin Valley
Air District office. Modesto 209-557-6400, Fresno 559-230-6000,
Bakersfield 661-392-5500

Residents can also follow air quality conditions by downloading
the free Valley Air app, available in the Apple store or Google
Play.

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