Wildfire smoke air quality advisory issued for Lower Mainland
listed the central Fraser Valley as eight, or “high risk,” and in the eastern Fraser Valley at an Air Quality Health Index rating of five, or “medium” risk.Another heat wave prompts health hazards, wildfires in Western CanadaThe regional district says smoke concentrations are expected to vary widely across the region depending on wildfire behaviour, temperature and wind.
The elderly, children and pregnant women, along with people who have chronic underlying medical conditions or infections such as COVID-19, are particularly at risk, Metro Vancouver said.The public and vulnerable people, in particular, are advised to avoid outdoor physical activity while the advisory is in place.
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