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

This afternoon...

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    How are you alive right now? The 400 im stuck in is unsufferable.

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  • [–] 4 points 3 months ago

    Being outside earlier today was awful, I had an appointment I couldn't miss, but I've got a MERV13 filter in my HVAC at home running non stop to circulate and filter, one HEPA filter on each floor of the house, and one in my office. Indoor AQI got up to 40 downstairs yesterday so I set all the purifiers to max overnight and I'm down to 10-15 this morning. We are not going outside today lol staying in our safe little bubble

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago*

    I was in a very drafty house during two big fires in california, and of course close enough to both our air quality was severely impacted. We had visible smoke in the hallways. A HEPA filter on the back of a box fan in our rooms did wonders. If anyone is in need of cheap option.

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