Air Quality Alerts: Thousands Advised to Stay Inside in Florida, Georgia, and Oregon

Residents in parts of Florida, Georgia, and Oregon are dealing with potentially unhealthy air pollution early Friday, according to AirNow’s live map.

The map highlights a pocket of fine particle (PM2.5) pollution in the “very unhealthy” Air Quality Index (AQI) range across northern Florida, affecting towns such as Sanderson and Lake Butler. The alert also extends into a small area of southeastern Georgia.

In Oregon, a pocket of “unhealthy” air sits south of Bend and northeast of Medford, affecting the town of La Pine…

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