Wildfire

Clarity’s Lab Team is excited to release version 2.1 of our PM2.5 Global Calibration! v2.1 improves upon the powerful v2 PM2.5 Global Calibration by increasing accuracy during high-pollution events. In this blog post, we explain how we developed this new calibration and share performance metrics that show a significant improvement in sensor accuracy, especially during periods with elevated pollutant concentrations.

Air quality has improved significantly since the LA fires began, and regular activities can be resumed. Yet, ash should be cleaned up by professionals and precautions may need to be taken near burn areas. Some toxic air pollutants may linger.

Implementing wildfire prevention strategies at the individual and agency levels, establishing resilient air quality monitoring networks, and understanding how severely wildfire and poor air quality impact our national parks can help preserve them.

Research shows that wildfire smoke can travel thousands of miles and, in addition to its well-known detrimental impacts on human health in the short term, may also have cumulative effects. Consequently, it is essential to establish a real-time air quality monitoring network to understand pollution exposure during wildfire season.

How do wildfires affect air quality and human health? Explore the short- and long-term impacts of wildfire smoke on people, ecosystems, and the climate as fires grow more frequent and intense in 2026.

Low-cost sensors serve as a valuable tool during increasingly severe wildfire seasons to supply data and inform decision-making to protect public health.

Four individuals working to improve public and environmental health through air quality monitoring reflect on the catastrophic 2020 wildfire season in Clarity’s webinar.

Adding a global pandemic to wildfire season contributes greatly to the threat, and many are looking for answers as the two crises collide.

Innovative non-profit focused on sustainable forest management will leverage high-resolution air quality data to quantify and monetize the public health impacts of wildfire smoke