Statewide Air Quality Warning Issued
Forecasts indicate today's air may be unhealthy for certain groups.
An air quality warning has been issued today for most of South Carolina as climbing temperatures amplify the effects of pollutants in the air. Individuals with breathing difficulty — lung diseases such as asthma, for example — could be impacted, but the general public will not notice the reduced air quality, according to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Air quality is measured on a 0-to-500 scale. Most of South Carolina is predicted to have a 106 score today. Air quality monitors only issue warnings when scores exceed 101. For more information: Monitor real-time air quality conditions. The state reports that all parts of South Carolina — sans small sections near Catawba and Myrtle Beach — will be under "…
