VANCOUVER—Air quality in the Lower Mainland is once again under advisory as of Thursday morning. A bicyclist wearing a protective mask makes her way up Columbia Street in Olympia, Wash. during a the regional air quality alert. An air quality advisory due to wildfire smoke has once again been issued for parts of southern British Columbia. air quality health index shows Metro Vancouver’s air sitting at a 4, while the Fraser Valley’s air is rated as a 5, both of which indicate a moderate health risk. A “noticeable haze” currently hangs over both areas, and “persons with chronic underlying medical conditions should postpone strenuous exercise until the advisory is lifted,” the advisory says.

Source: thestar September 06, 2018 19:14 UTC