"Hazardous conditions along the US southern border have prompted health officials to warn Americans to stay indoors with the windows shut. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its highest level of alert about the air quality over Texas and New Mexico, calling the pollutants currently in the air over a 150-mile swath of land 'hazardous' to human health."
"Air quality-tracking website IQAir warned that the area is full of PM10, a type of air pollution made up of tiny solid particles or liquid droplets floating in the air that are less than 10 micrometers in diameter, thinner than a human hair. These inhalable particles can get deep into your lungs when you breathe them in and are typically created by dust from construction, pollen, mold, smoke, soot, industrial emissions, and wind-blown dirt."
Hazardous air conditions along the US southern border have prompted warnings to stay indoors with windows shut. The EPA issued its highest alert for air quality across Texas and New Mexico, labeling pollutants over a 150-mile swath hazardous to human health. The toxic cloud is centered over El Paso and coincides with high winds and a blowing dust advisory for El Paso and Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The area has elevated PM10 levels, consisting of particles under 10 micrometers from dust, smoke, industrial emissions, and wind-blown dirt. Both PM10 and PM2.5 can penetrate lungs, exacerbate asthma, damage lungs, and increase risk of heart attacks and strokes, causing premature deaths when inhaled heavily. Real-time AQI reached 290, classified as extremely dangerous and indicating that poor air quality impacts all individuals and limits outdoor activity.
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