Smoky, hazardous air from fires shuts Yosemite National Park

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Smoky, hazardous air from fires to shut Yosemite National Park

closed temporarily at 5 p.m. Thursday and will likely remain closed through the weekend because of smoky skies and hazardous air quality, according to a park statement.

Because of smoke from nearby fires, the air over the park will be in the “unhealthy to hazardous range over the next several days,” the statement said.showed a 681 pollution score for air in Yosemite Valley; hazardous air scores at 301 and above, with a scale starting at zero. The higher the air-quality index number, the more polluted the air. People breathing hazardous air should stay inside and avoid activity.

 

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