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Air quality across the Eastern US & Canada right now (lemmy.world)
submitted 3 months ago by to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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Screenshot taken from PurpleAir. 150 and above is considered unhealthy, 300 and above is considered hazardous.

https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi

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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (5 children)

I was in NYC today. The visibility is bad, probably down to less than a mile sometimes, but the local airport says it was 2 miles.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    The Hollywood filter has come to NYC

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It was so much worse in the ‘80s in the L.A. basin. This smoke is nasty, but the layer of brown hazmat that laid over Los Angeles was awful.

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