Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
After fires destroyed multiple neighborhoods across Los Angeles County, many residents looked up to find blue, smoke-free ...
What the Air Quality Index Means for Your Health—and How to Stay Safe
Learn what the air quality index (AQI) means, how it impacts your health, and how to stay safe when pollution is high.
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Can You Exercise Outside in Wildfire Smoke? How to Tell if the Air is Safe
AQI charts can be confusing to navigate, since the tiers are wide and the particles can impact different people in different ways, according to Christine Wiedinmyer, PhD, the associate director ...
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The Air Quality Index and how to use it, explained
The Air Quality Index, set by the Environmental Protection Agency, is your guide to how bad the air quality is outdoors. The data that goes into the Air Quality Index comes from 5,000 air monitors ...
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Average AQI in 2024 worse than 2023, but second best since 2018
The average daily AQI of 2024 was worse than 2023, but the second best since 2018, except for 2020 (COVID-19 year), according to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data shared by the ...
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Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...
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Is the Air Quality Index enough? What the AQI can — and can't — tell you about how healthy the atmosphere is.
The Air Quality Index (AQI) — which measures the concentration of pollutants in the air — seemed to confirm all was well in the L.A. atmosphere, with low numbers that suggested clean, healthy air. But ...