A Code Red Air Quality Alert is in effect for Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday, July 18, due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires drifting over the Carolinas. Most of North Carolina and South Carolina are under a Code Orange, but some areas are under a Code Red as the smoke causes hazy conditions that limit visibility and make the air unhealthy for some people to breathe.
Code Red conditions were also present in portions of the Northeast, Midwest, and Central Plains regions of the United States.
On this episode of #WakeUpCLT To Go, meteorologist Chris Mulcahy and forecaster Larry Sprinkle explain the Air Quality Index. What is a Code Red Air Quality Alert? Chris Mulcahy covers the Air Quality Index and explains how our air is measured for pureness.
Everyone is encouraged to limit strenuous activities outside such as exercise. Those especially sensitive to air quality, including individuals with respiratory-related health conditions such as asthma and heart disease, are encouraged to stay indoors. Those groups would also include the very young and elderly.
Using an air conditioner can help filter the air before it enters the home. Individuals are also encouraged to limit strenuous outdoor activities such as exercise.
This is the third time this year Charlotte has experienced Code Red air quality. Before 2023, a Code Red had not been observed since wildfire smoke in western North Carolina blew into Charlotte in 2016.
Monday's smoke was yet another example of how smoke can travel thousands of miles across North America. The smoke is carried by the jetstream, the same winds which move weather systems across the continent. Monday's smoke was the result of low and high-pressure systems moving air from western Canada across the Midwest and into portions of the East Coast. #WakeUpCLT #CodeRed #airquality
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