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Los Angeles suffers worst smog in almost 30 years

Air quality officials said the high pollution readings were a result of intense heat combined with stagnant weather conditions.

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Brooks Hubbard with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers takes photos from the historic North Broadway Bridge over the Los Angeles River Tuesday morning as smoke and ash from the Bobcat fire cloak the area.  (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

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Elijah Simpson practices shooting hoops against a backdrop of smokey skies from the Bobcat Fire at Angel’s Gate Park in the San Pedro on September 16, 2020.   (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

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A helicopter fights the Bobcat fire burning dangerously close to Mt. Wilson Observatory.  (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times)

An aerial view of Dodger Stadium and the downtown Los Angeles skyline at sunset

An aerial view of Dodger Stadium and the downtown Los Angeles skyline at sunset is obscured by smoke, ash and smog on Sept. 14.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Smoky view of the Hollywood sign

Visitors check their photos at Griffith Observatory with a smoky view of the Hollywood sign behind them.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Two people get ready to surf as a hazy red sun sets off Hermosa Beach.

Two people get ready to surf as a hazy red sun sets off Hermosa Beach.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Smoke from the Bobcat fire burning in the Angeles National Forest blankets the Southland.

Smoke from the Bobcat fire burning in the Angeles National Forest blankets the Southland.  (Al Seib/Los Angeles Times)

An airplane flies through smoky skies in downtown Los Angeles.

An airplane flies through smoky skies in downtown Los Angeles.  (Dania Maxwell/Los Angeles Times)

A smoky haze envelopes Santa Monica Beach.

A smoky haze envelopes Santa Monica Beach.   (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Beachgoers walk along the shoreline in Laguna Beach beneath a hazy sky.

Beachgoers walk along the shoreline in Laguna Beach beneath a hazy sky.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

A crow on a cypress tree is silhouetted by a hazy sun.

A crow on a cypress tree in Garden Grove is silhouetted by a sun obscured by ash from Southland wildfires.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

The sky is gray over the Santa Monica Pier as a family plays in the breakwater.

The sky is gray over the Santa Monica Pier as a family plays in the breakwater.   (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A man walks his dog past the historic lifeguard tower in Laguna Beach.

A man walks his dog past the historic lifeguard tower in Laguna Beach as the sun is obscured by smoke from wildfires.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

An upbeat message on the South Coast Cinemas marquee in Laguna Beach is dimmed by smoky air.

An upbeat message on the South Coast Cinemas marquee in Laguna Beach is dimmed by the smoky air.  (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Surfers near the Manhattan Beach Pier under a smoky sunset.

Surfers near the Manhattan Beach Pier under a smoky sunset.  (Jay L. Clendenin/Los Angeles Times)

Gray skies over the Santa Monica Pier.

Gray skies over the Santa Monica Pier.   (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

A hazy sun is seen behind the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.

A hazy sun is seen behind the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fabian Ortez of Riverside enjoys fishing off the pier in Seal Beach.

Despite the unhealthful air quality, Fabian Ortez of Riverside enjoys an afternoon of fishing off the pier in Seal Beach.  (Francine Orr/Los Angeles Times)

A hazy sun and the Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.

The Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove.  (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A bicyclist travels on 1st Street Bridge in L.A. as smoke hovers.

A bicyclist travels along the 1st Street Bridge as smoke hovers east of downtown Los Angeles.  (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times)

Haze from the Bobcat fire looms over a street.

Haze from the Bobcat fire looms over Azusa as it burns in Angeles National Forest.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The Los Angeles skyline is shrouded in smoke.

The Los Angeles skyline is shrouded in smoke from the Bobcat fire as seen from the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles.  (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

Haze from the Bobcat fire looms over a baseball diamond

Haze from the Bobcat fire looms over Kare Park in Irwindale.  (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

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