Air Quality Alert Continues Through Thursday in Southeast Michigan
With continued high heat and humidity, air quality is expected to remain at a level that is unhealthy for sensitive groups.
The Michigan Dept. of Envrionmental Quality announced Wednesday afternoon that an air quality alert will continue through Thursday. In a statement, MDEQ spokesperson Stephanie Hengesbach wrote that the current airmass is not expected to change before the weekend. "Because of this, we expect increased pollution levels to remain a threat and we have decided to keep the current Air Quality Action Day going through Thursday for west and southeast Michigan," she said. Temperatures throughout southeast Michigan are expected to soar back into the 90s on Thursday and could reach 99 on Friday, according to the National Weather Service. People and businesses should avoid these activities on Air Action days: Everyone is encouraged to car pool, use …
John McKay
2:52 pm on Friday, July 6, 2012
I am pretty sensitive to bad air quality - my allergies have been horrible these past few weeks - but campfires themselves never seem to bother me. I live in an apartment in Plymouth, so I can't have campfires of my own, but my folks live in Fenton Township and that's sort of the social gathering of choice for those who live around there... an evening campfire on the lake with friends and family… more ›