Weather Alert in Michigan
Air Quality Alert issued July 14 at 12:35PM EDT by NWS Detroit/Pontiac MI
AREAS AFFECTED: St. Clair; Livingston; Oakland; Macomb; Washtenaw; Wayne; Monroe
DESCRIPTION: The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has declared an Air Quality Advisory for Tuesday, July 15th for elevated levels of ozone in portions of southeast Michigan. Pollutants within those areas are expected to be in the Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Orange AQI) range. The Advisory is in effect for the following Michigan counties... St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...Macomb...Washtenaw...Wayne and Monroe. The Air Quality Alert remains in effect through Midnight tonight, July 14th, for elevated levels of fine particulate (PM2.5) due to wildfire smoke from Canada. Pollutants across the state are expected to reach the Unhealthy (Red AQI) to USG (Orange AQI) range in northern locations, with ranges of USG to Moderate further south. The Air Quality Alert today is statewide. It is recommended that, when possible, you avoid strenuous outdoor activities, especially those with heart disease and respiratory diseases such as asthma. Recommendations to reduce pollution and potential health effects: PM2.5: Reduce or eliminate outdoor burning, and the use of residential wood burning devices, Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters. Ozone: Using gas-powered lawn equipment, driving less or delaying and/or combing errands, refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling. For further information, please see EPAs Air Now site for up-to-date air quality data: https://www.airnow.gov/ For further health information, please see MDHHS Wildfire Smoke and Your Health site: https://www.michigan.gov/mdhhs/safety-injury-prev/environmental-health/ your-health-and-wildfire-smoke
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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?
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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and
may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud
is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.
Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall,
becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds.
When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.
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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?
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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth
back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.
Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because
molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor.
In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.
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