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THE VALLEY AIR DISTRICT HAS ISSUED A HEALTH CAUTIONARY STATEMENT FOR SAN JOAQUIN...STANISLAUS...MERCED...MADERA...FRESNO...KINGS... TULARE...AND THE VALLEY PORTION OF KERN COUNTIES FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING DUE TO BLOWING DUST CAUSED BY WINDY CONDITIONS. EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS... AGGRAVATE LUNG DISEASE... CAUSE ASTHMA ATTACKS AND ACUTE BRONCHITIS AND INCREASE RISK OF RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. IN PEOPLE WITH HEART DISEASE... SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE TO PARTICLE POLLUTION HAS BEEN LINKED TO HEART ATTACKS AND ARRHYTHMIAS... ACCORDING TO THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. CHILDREN AND ELDERLY PEOPLE ARE ALSO MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO CONSEQUENCES OF HIGH PARTICULATE LEVELS. STAY INDOORS IF POSSIBLE. AVOID PROLONGED OR STRENUOUS OUTDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES TO REDUCE THE AFFECTS OF UNHEALTHY AIR.

* AFFECTED AREAS: TULARE, CA ... MERCED, CA ... SAN JOAQUIN, CA ... KERN, CA ... KINGS, CA ... STANISLAUS, CA ... MADERA, CA ... FRESNO, CA