Thanks to hot conditions generated by stagnant high pressure over the region, the low-level ozone is forecast by the Shelby County Health Department Air Quality Improvement Branch to be high enough that a Code Orange Ozone Advisory has been issued for Wednesday. This is certainly not the first of these advisories to be issued this summer and it won’t be the last. In fact, it’s possible we could see them for the rest of the week based on the current forecast.
For more information on ozone and air quality, visit the following links:
- MWN’s Air Quality Forecast page
- Shelby County Health Department Air Quality Improvement Branch
- AirNow.gov – excellent resource
- EnviroFlash – air quality notifications
- Environmental Protection Agency
- More about ozone from the EPA
- What you can do – reduce air pollution
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