# Air Quality Alert: Imperial Valley — retained record

> Retained us-gov-api record from us-gov-api:noaa-weather.

Canonical: https://highsignal.app/data/records/6086d709d451d5cd

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source: [us-gov-api](https://highsignal.app/data/us-gov-api) (us-gov-api:noaa-weather)  published 2026-07-06 09:49 ingested 2026-07-07 09:50

[original source ↗](http://www.weather.gov/)

## extract

Air Quality Alert — Imperial Valley
Severity: Unknown. Certainty: Unknown.
* WHAT...The Imperial County APCD has issued an air quality alert
due to harmful levels of ozone pollution.
Visit https://www.aqmd.gov/alertinfo to check current and forecasted
air quality levels.

* WHERE...the Imperial Valley. Levels of ozone pollution can vary by
time and location depending on emissions and air pollution
transport.

* WHEN...Tuesday, July 7, 2026 from 7:00 AM until 8:00 PM. The
highest ozone levels typically occur in the afternoon and
early-evening hours.

* IMPACTS... Ozone air pollution can cause serious health problems,
including trouble breathing, asthma attacks, and lung damage.
Everyone can be affected, but sensitive groups such as people with
lung disease, older adults, people who are pregnant, children, and
those who spend a lot of time outdoors are at greater risk.

## retained text

The historical document was shared with another weather alert and cannot be attributed to this record. The original extract is preserved above; the exact alert link was not retained.