Where is the smoke coming from in Newport Beach?

NEWPORT BEACH, CA — Smoke from a series of wildfires in Central California blanketed the Southland California Thursday afternoon, prompting fire department authorities to implore people to stop calling 9-1-1 to report the smoke.

Are there any fires in Orange County CA right now?

There are currently no fires in Orange County.

Why does it smell like fire in Orange County?

Cities including Newport Beach and Laguna Beach tweeted that air quality had been affected locally. That smoky smell is coming from a vegetation fire at Camp Pendleton. There is a vegetation fire burning at Camp Pendleton creating a smoky smell throughout Orange County.

Why does it smell like smoke in California?

Gerry Diaz, a National Weather Service meteorologist for the Bay Area, said the smell of smoke is likely strongest in the foothills, particularly in the Santa Cruz Mountains as smoke from the southwest makes its way around the high pressure system that’s causing hot weather throughout the west.

Does Newport Beach have good air quality?

Fair The air quality is generally acceptable for most individuals.

Where are the fires in Cal?

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Why is there smoke in Irvine?

Smoke from the wildfires in Central and Northern California have pushed into the City of Irvine and other areas of Southern California.

Where are the fires in California?

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Where was the smoke coming from?

Smoke occurs when there is incomplete combustion (not enough oxygen to burn the fuel completely). In complete combustion, everything is burned, producing just water and carbon dioxide. When incomplete combustion occurs, not everything is burned. Smoke is a collection of these tiny unburned particles.

Why is there smoke in the air near Los Angeles CA?

As wildfires continue to burn out of control in Central and Northern California, smoke that drifted down south is impacting air quality. LOS ANGELES (KABC) — Southern California has been dealing with some of the worst air quality in years thanks to wildfires, heat and pollution.

Can you smell the smoke from the California fires?

And because we can’t smell it, air quality is not an issue. “Thankfully for us it’s something that’s higher up in the atmosphere, so it’s not noticeable for air quality down here as it is out west, where it’s more of a surface phenomenon,” the meteorologist said.

Is air quality better near the ocean?

It appears large particles of sea salt in ocean air attract the smaller water droplets that form around air pollution particles. “The salty oceans can serve as very effective ‘green’ lungs for cleansing almost any amount of air pollution that we can put in the atmosphere in the foreseeable future,” Rosenfeld said.