An orange Ozone Alert has been issued for Greater Kansas City for Wednesday, June 24th.
Protect your health
The amount of ground-level ozone in our air is expected to be in the "unhealthy" range tomorrow. To protect your health:
o Reduce or reschedule strenuous outdoor activities. Ozone pollution can cause wheezing, coughing and difficulty breathing. Reduce outdoor activities today, or schedule them before 10 a.m. or after 7 p.m.
o If you have breathing problems, keep medicines close by. People with respiratory ailments may be more affected than others by ozone pollution.
Reduce pollution
o You can help reduce ozone pollution by: Carpooling or using public transit. If you drive less, you release less emissions into our air, and each mile makes a big difference. If every person in Greater Kansas City drove one less mile per week, in one month, the air we breathe would have 35,574 fewer pounds of smog-forming pollutants.
o Avoid mowing until the next green SkyCast is issued. In one hour, a gas-powered push mower emits as much pollution as driving a newer car 140 miles.
o Don't refuel your car — or refuel it in the evening. Putting gas in your car in the evening allows fumes to dissipate overnight, making it less likely that they will contribute to ozone pollution the following day.
