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AirNow is your one-stop source for air quality data. Our recently redesigned site highlights air quality in your local area first, while still providing air quality information at state, national, and world views.
Air Quality Index (AQI) | AirNow.gov
Local air quality can affect our daily lives. Like the weather, it can change from day to day. EPA developed the Air Quality Index, or AQI, to make information available about the health effects of the five most common air pollutants, and how to avoid those effects.
The air quality index says it's safe to be outside, but is it? : NPR
Jan 18, 2025 · The air has improved in the LA region as firefighters get blazes under control, but there are questions about how safe the air actually is.
World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index
Check out the real-time air pollution map, for more than 80 countries. Can not find your city on the map? The GAIA air quality monitor uses laser particle sensors to measure in real-time PM2.5 and PM10 particle pollution, which is one of the most harmful air pollutants.
US Air Quality Map - FOX Weather
Jun 21, 2023 · This map allows you to track the air quality index (AQI) across the United States in real-time. Our interactive map displays the current AQI for each state, with color-coded markers indicating whether the air quality is good, moderate, unhealthy for sensitive groups, unhealthy, very unhealthy, or hazardous.
Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can - Yahoo
Jan 16, 2025 · An AQI value of 100 is considered the threshold for safe air quality. Values at or below 50 are considered good, with 51 to 100 considered “moderate,” or potentially risky for people who are ...
Air Quality | US EPA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Nov 26, 2024 · Use the map to see current particle pollution information for your location, fire and smoke locations, Smoke Forecast Outlooks, and to learn what actions you can take to reduce the amount of smoke you breathe in. The U.S. Air Quality …
Is the air quality index actually useful right now? - WXXI News
Jan 18, 2025 · Indicators like the Air Quality Index (AQI), commonly used to track air pollution levels, provide a rough sense of the pollution floating in the skies. But those types of indicators don't...
Updated EPA’s AirNow Mobile Device App Allows Public to Receive Air …
Dec 16, 2024 · WASHINGTON-- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has updated the AirNow mobile app to allow users to receive optional push notifications of their local Air Quality Index forecasts for the next day.. State and local air agencies issue AQI forecasts as a public service to help people plan their outdoor activities. The agencies provide them to EPA, which shares them on the AirNow app and ...
Does a ‘good’ Air Quality Index rating mean it’s safe to ... - LAist
Jan 14, 2025 · The Air Quality Index, or AQI, is the primary system used to warn the public when air pollution is dangerous. It’s based on data collected from 5,000 air monitors across the country. The index ...