Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.

Erin Davis/Axios Visuals Air quality is worsening in the Upper Midwest and Northern California, according to year-over-year data. Why it matters: Poor air quality can lead to long-term health problems ...

The city of Bloomington is already working to address the disparities in air quality. Miya said the city provided Canopy ...

A new study found that access to air-conditioning is a stronger predictor of emergency department visits related to PM2.5 exposure from smoke than factors such as race, age, and socioeconomic status.

The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the ...

After a Jeju Air flight crash-landed and burst into flames at a South Korean airport, killing 179 people onboard, an old video was shared in social media posts that falsely claimed it showed footage ...

"Video on board before crash Jeju air fire broke out," reads superimposed text on a Facebook reel shared on December 30, 2024. The clip appears to show smoke illuminated by flames coming off an ...

Delta Air Lines scored the highest among U.S. carriers despite a computer outage that caused thousands of flight cancellations in July. Aviation-data provider Cirium said in a report that nearly ...

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said the investigators have successfully completed the conversion of data from the cockpit voice recorder (CVR) from Jeju Air's fallen B737-800 ...

The investigation into the tragic crash of Jeju Air flight 2216 is picking up pace. The focus is now on carefully extracting data from the plane’s two black boxes. While the initial extraction of ...

Credit: Jung Yeon-je/AFP/Getty Images Investigators leading the probe into the Dec. 29 Jeju Air accident at South Korea's Muan International Airport expect to have preliminary data from the Boeing ...

This undated handout photo taken at an undisclosed location an released on January 1, 2025 by South Korea's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport shows the flight data recorder (FDR) ...