Double trouble
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
September 24, 2020
Wildfire smoke, which can be harmful to the lungs, can also intensify a person’s reaction to COVID-19 as it irritates the lungs and damages the immune system which can make a person more susceptible to the virus according to the CDC. With over 3 million acres of land burned across California, the air quality, from over 900 fires and a lack of win...
Unhealthy air quality continues
Olivia Rounsaville, Senior Reporter
September 14, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE Today marks the record-breaking 38th consecutive spare the air day from the recent wildfires that have created unhealthy air quality. “I feel like the smoke has been unhealthy for so long,” junior Mia Sassi said. “It’s definitely been hard to stay inside all day especially with ...
Wildfires continue to disrupt life in Bay Area
Keira Blattberg, Reporter
September 9, 2020
WEB EXCLUSIVE A haze fell across San Francisco this morning, creating confusion among students about the effect on their school routine. Winds blowing into the Bay Area brought smoke from the rapidly growing Bear Fire near Chico, California, resulting in a red-orange hue. Junior Jennifer Su...
The heat is on
Alina Kushner, Senior Reporter
August 19, 2020
California residents woke up this morning to clouds of ash outside their windows due to fires sparked by lightning strikes. Smoke from fires as close as Monterey, Fresno and Sacramento have drifted into San Francisco and caused the air quality to worsen. There are a growing 5,762 fire incidents in...
Undeniable evidence
Josephine Rozzelle, Editor-in-Chief
December 13, 2018
Last month I had to evacuate my own city. I live in a single-family house in a safe residential neighborhood in an American city known for its eco-friendly practices, but still, my health was in severe danger. The air quality in San Francisco rose to the mid-200s on AIRNow’s Air Quality Index, a measurem...
Up in smoke
Asha Khanna, Editor-in-Chief
December 14, 2017
Despite the Surgeon General’s Warnings on packs of cigarettes and anti-cigarette campaigns, many young smokers are starting nicotine habits through JUULs, a type of e-cigarette available in multiple flavors. “I was at my friend’s birthday dinner and a bunch of people were in the bathroom and...
Tala El Qadah, Senior
September 28, 2020 • No Comments
WEB EXCLUSIVE Two roaring wildfires erupted on Sunday morning in the North Bay, burning 11,000 acres and forcing many residents to evacuate. Junior Anneli Dolan has a...
Governor bans gas, diesel cars by 2035
September 25, 2020
Looking globally: Don’t let the smoke blind you
September 25, 2020
September 25, 2020
