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Air quality for the Coachella Valley has been improving slowly after Thursday’s dust storm. As of Saturday morning, our current Air Quality Index is rated moderate. The Windblown Dust Advisory, issued by South Coast Air Quality Management District, ended at 6 a.m. KESQ: AQI as of 7:18 a.m. An area of low pressure towards our south
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Yesterday’s major dust storm continues to impact the valley. creating poor air quality throughout. It’s even affecting some outdoor sporting events tonight. The YMCA of the Desert has canceled soccer practices scheduled for Saturday. Football players from Desert Hot Springs High School didn’t get to face off Desert Mirage High in Thermal on Friday night.
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La tormenta de arena y polvo también ha traído partículas peligrosas a nuestro aire.
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Eliana Lopez nos cuenta su historia insipiradora.
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A prayer vigil will be held on Monday, October 10 at 10:00 a.m. in Thermal to build support for the recovery of California’s largest lake, the Salton Sea. The event also marks Indigenous Peoples’ Day. It’s being hosted by the Desert Interfaith Council with EcoMedia Compass, Alianza and the city of Coachella. Numerous other community
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Over 20 million Californians will receive ‘Middle Class Tax Refunds’ also known as inflation relief payments. It’s all in an effort to combat inflation and rising gas prices. When it comes to receiving financial assistance, Andrew Tran from Indio says, “Anything counts, I just see the gas prices rising every week and I know it’s
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A hazy day with poor air quality after Thursday’s haboob. As of Friday evening, the Coachella Valley was reporting ‘moderate’ air quality, a big improvement from the ‘hazardous’ conditions this morning. The Windblown Dust Advisory, issued by South Coast Air Quality Management District, has been extended through Saturday morning. Low pressure to our south is
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A massive dust storm slammed into the valley Thursday night, sending particles into the air that are dangerous to people’s health. The valley showed an Air Quality Index of 500 Friday, the maximum level, indicating hazardous conditions. Experts say the drying up Salton Sea only made the air worse to breathe. The wall of dust
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The Haboob and dust storm of last night has left a lasting impact on the Valley with dangerous air quality and a lot of sand and dust to clean up. The view form the top of the Tram shows a layer of dirty air over the Valley. Air quality is in the Hazardous range, so
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The cleanup from Thursday night’s haboob continues into Friday. “The dust storm we experienced is because of a thunderstorm,” explains Chief Meteorologist Haley Clawson. “Those thunderstorms were in Imperial County. As they traveled towards the west, they were picking up sand and dust.” “If the thunderstorm is strong enough and you can have a strong
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The Coachella Valley History Museum (CVHM) has a new temporary toy exhibit that gives visitors a glimpse of the evolution of toys. Through the years toys have looked different from their appearance to their physical qualities. The museum has pulled out several toys from its archives and borrowed a few to put on display. “We
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The Acrisure Arena is hosting its second job fair in Coachella on Friday to help hire for over 1,000 available positions. The job fair will be at Coachella Library located at 1500 6th Street, Coachella CA 92236. It will be from 10 am to 2 pm. This is part of a series of job fairs
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