Air Quality Alert Continues Through Thursday in Southeast Michigan
With continued high heat and humidity, air quality is expected to remain at a level that is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
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The Michigan Dept. of Envrionmental Quality announced Wednesday afternoon that an air quality alert will continue through Thursday.
In a statement, MDEQ spokesperson Stephanie Hengesbach wrote that the current airmass is not expected to change before the weekend.
"Because of this, we expect increased pollution levels to remain a threat and we have decided to keep the current Air Quality Action Day going through Thursday for west and southeast Michigan," she said.
Temperatures throughout southeast Michigan are expected to soar back into the 90s on Thursday and could reach 99 on Friday, according to the National Weather Service.
People and businesses should avoid these activities on Air Action days:
- Refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling
- Using gasoline-powered lawn equipment
- Using charcoal lighting fluid
Everyone is encouraged to car pool, use their bicycles or walk, and delay or combine errands when possible. Active children and adults, and persons with respiratory diseases such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion, the MDEQ advises.
Learn more on the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality webpage.
Barbara Lusk
11:07 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Can we have a ban on the backyard campfires? They are bad for air quality during any weather but especially now!
Barbara Lusk
11:27 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
I neglected to state that my city, the city of Clawson encourages these obnoxious fires and although with the temps so high you would think no one would want a fire - that is not the case! Time to acknowledge that campfires are bad for air quality and especially for those with lung conditions......
Lynn
11:38 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
11:07 am on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Can we have a ban on the backyard campfires? They are bad for air quality during any weather but especially now!
I second!
Mark Itall
5:02 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Already prohibited in RO for years.
Barbara Lusk
10:54 pm on Thursday, July 5, 2012
Clawson needs to follow Royal Oak's lead on this one. Seems the Clawson City Council has a few fire bugs that need to retire so the rest of us can breathe!
J.B.
8:59 am on Friday, July 6, 2012
Sounds like some people need to move to Royal Oak
John McKay
2:52 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
I am pretty sensitive to bad air quality - my allergies have been horrible these past few weeks - but campfires themselves never seem to bother me. I live in an apartment in Plymouth, so I can't have campfires of my own, but my folks live in Fenton Township and that's sort of the social gathering of choice for those who live around there... an evening campfire on the lake with friends and family.
While I enjoy having campfires, we usually keep it confined to a couple of pieces of firewood cut from trees that had fallen over the years - just enough to cast a soft glow of light and to roast a hot dog or marshmallow. Not a big, raging bonfire.