* WHAT...THE IMPERIAL COUNTY APCD HAS EXTENDED AN AIR QUALITY ALERTDUE TO HARMFUL LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION FROM WINDBLOWN DUST. VISIT HTTPS: WWW.AQMD.GOV ALERTINFO TO CHECK CURRENT AND FORECASTED AIR QUALITY LEVELS.

* WHERE...THE IMPERIAL VALLEY. LEVELS OF PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN VARY BY TIME AND LOCATION DEPENDING ON EMISSIONS AND LOCAL WEATHER CONDITIONS.

* WHEN...FROM 12:00 PM TO 12:00 AM ON SATURDAY, MAY 16, 2026 AND SUNDAY, MAY 17, 2026.

* IMPACTS... PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN GET DEEP INTO THE LUNGS AND CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA ATTACKS, HEART AND LUNG DISEASE SYMPTOMS, AND INCREASED RISK OF LUNG INFECTIONS. EVERYONE CAN BE AFFECTED, BUT SENSITIVE GROUPS SUCH AS PEOPLE WITH LUNG OR HEART DISEASE, OLDER ADULTS, PEOPLE WHO ARE PREGNANT, CHILDREN, AND THOSE WHO SPEND A LOT OF TIME OUTDOORS ARE AT GREATER RISK.