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Air Quality Alert for Howard County
The state has issued a code orange alert due to rising temperatures.
Here comes summer.
The Maryland Department of the Environment issued a Code Orange air quality alert for the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. Metro areas in advance of the hot and muggy weather in this week's forecast.
Temperatures are expected to hit the low-90s Thursday and Friday in Howard County, according to the National Weather Service.
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Just a few days ago, high temperatures were in the mid-60s.
A “code orange” means air quality will be of particular concern for sensitive groups: the elderly, the very young, people with respiratory or cardiovascular diseases and people with other chronic illnesses that are aggravated by heat.
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To stay safe, NWS suggests avoiding strenuous activity or, if it gets bad, staying inside as high concentrations of ozone and fine particles in the air can cause serious health problems in those 'sensitive populations.'"
The alert is in effect Thursday and Friday. Find more information about current air quality conditions online or call the air quality hotline at 401-537-3247.
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