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Canada to evacuate Ontario community as wildfire smoke chokes US
The Canadian military was preparing on Saturday to evacuate a remote community of 600 people threatened by forest…
#Canada #AccuWeather #AirNow #Canadian #d.c. #donaldtrump #EleanorOlszewski #FortHope #Maryland #NewJersey #Ohio #ontario #Pennsylvania #Pittsburgh #UnitedStates #Washington
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#AirNow - "AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you. When you know the AQI in your area, you can take steps to protect your health."
#Heatwave #Heatwaves #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating #AQI #AirQualityIndex
#ExtremeTemperatures
#GlobalWeather #USWeather #ExtremeWeather #WeatherWebsites
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#AirNow - "AirNow reports air quality using the official U.S. Air Quality Index (AQI), a color-coded index designed to communicate whether air quality is healthy or unhealthy for you. When you know the AQI in your area, you can take steps to protect your health."
#Heatwave #Heatwaves #ClimateChange #GlobalHeating #AQI #AirQualityIndex
#ExtremeTemperatures
#GlobalWeather #USWeather #ExtremeWeather #WeatherWebsites
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@HoffmanLabs did you ask #AirNow folks about that? PurpleAir data from PurpleAir’s website should be accurate within PurpleAir sensors limits.
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Dangerous air quality hits New York as brush fires erupt in #Northeast
Firefighters battled brush fires in #NewJersey and Brooklyn.
ByIvan Pereira
November 9, 2024,"#NewYorkCity officials issued an air quality alert Saturday morning amid several #brushfires burning in the U.S. northeast, including one in #Brooklyn's largest park the previous night.
The city's Office of Emergency Management said the Air Quality Index (#AQI) is forecast to reach 101-150 on Saturday. Under those conditions, the air is not safe for people with sensitive breathing issues and the elderly, according to the federal government's #AirNow resource."
Read more:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-air-quality-hits-new-york-brush-fires/story?id=115696563#Wildfires #NortheastWildfires #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #AirQuality #NewYork #NewJersey
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Dangerous air quality hits New York as brush fires erupt in #Northeast
Firefighters battled brush fires in #NewJersey and Brooklyn.
ByIvan Pereira
November 9, 2024,"#NewYorkCity officials issued an air quality alert Saturday morning amid several #brushfires burning in the U.S. northeast, including one in #Brooklyn's largest park the previous night.
The city's Office of Emergency Management said the Air Quality Index (#AQI) is forecast to reach 101-150 on Saturday. Under those conditions, the air is not safe for people with sensitive breathing issues and the elderly, according to the federal government's #AirNow resource."
Read more:
https://abcnews.go.com/US/dangerous-air-quality-hits-new-york-brush-fires/story?id=115696563#Wildfires #NortheastWildfires #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis #AirQuality #NewYork #NewJersey
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In other news, here are some #weather websites that I visit frequently -- some of them very useful when it comes to #wildfires and #AQI...
#ZoomEarth | Live Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker
https://zoom.earth/National Weather Service [#NWS]
https://www.weather.gov/World Weather Map - Interactive weather map.
https://map.worldweatheronline.com/#Windy: Wind map & weather forecast
https://www.windy.com/#AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
https://fire.airnow.gov/World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index [#WAQI]
https://waqi.info/#ClimateChange #Weather #Wildfires #AirQuality #WorldWeather #Climate
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In other news, here are some #weather websites that I visit frequently -- some of them very useful when it comes to #wildfires and #AQI...
#ZoomEarth | Live Weather Map & Hurricane Tracker
https://zoom.earth/National Weather Service [#NWS]
https://www.weather.gov/World Weather Map - Interactive weather map.
https://map.worldweatheronline.com/#Windy: Wind map & weather forecast
https://www.windy.com/#AirNow Fire and Smoke Map
https://fire.airnow.gov/World's Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index [#WAQI]
https://waqi.info/#ClimateChange #Weather #Wildfires #AirQuality #WorldWeather #Climate
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The #AirNow #Fire and #Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from #wildfire smoke.
New in Version 4
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] and the U.S. #ForestService are pleased to bring you this updated AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, with even more information you can use to protect yourself from wildland fire smoke. In addition, this version features an updated display that allows you to get a quick glance at information, tailored user interfaces for both desktop and mobile, and faster loading.
How To Use This Map
"The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from wildfire smoke."
More info:
https://www.airnow.gov/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Drought #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #Smoke #AirQuality #AirQualityAlert #AirIsLife #AQI
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The #AirNow #Fire and #Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from #wildfire smoke.
New in Version 4
"The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [#EPA] and the U.S. #ForestService are pleased to bring you this updated AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, with even more information you can use to protect yourself from wildland fire smoke. In addition, this version features an updated display that allows you to get a quick glance at information, tailored user interfaces for both desktop and mobile, and faster loading.
How To Use This Map
"The AirNow Fire and Smoke Map provides information that you can use to help protect your health from wildfire smoke."
More info:
https://www.airnow.gov/#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #Drought #WildfireSeason #Wildfires #Smoke #AirQuality #AirQualityAlert #AirIsLife #AQI
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#NorthShore brush fires sent smoke to #Boston — and eluded #AirQuality readers
Story by Steph Solis
October 28, 2024"The smoke from brush fires around #Salem wafted over Boston on Monday, puzzling residents who got no indication of it from air quality readings on their phones.
"Why it matters: As #ClimateChange makes wildfires more likely and severe in the U.S., #Massachusetts residents will have to learn to detect the signs and protect themselves.
"Catch up quick: Firefighters are battling brush fires across #Salem, #Peabody and #Lynn, sending smoke as far south as Foxborough.
"More than 130 acres of brush have burned since Saturday, NBC Boston reported.
"Between the lines: Smoke inhalation can harm people with all sorts of health conditions, from those with asthma and emphysema to heart attack survivors.
"It's especially risky for children, whose lungs are still developing, says Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis.
"Multiple studies show air pollution can hurt lung development.
"How it works: The smoke smell caught locals' attention in the morning, as opposed to Monday afternoon, because smoke stays close to the ground after the Sun sets, Wexler says.
Once the Sun rises, it warms up the ground and mixes low-lying air with cleaner air above, causing the smoke to dissipate as the day progresses.
"Yes, but: The smoke didn't show up on some air quality readings, like the ones on iPhones.
"That's because the state and federal governments only have a few air quality monitors in a given community. If a plume of smoke passed through your neighborhood but missed the monitor, the reading will end up lower.
"Commercial air quality readers like #PurpleAir monitors are inexpensive and more common, so they can give better readings, Wexler notes.
"#AirNow, the federal government's service, also has better readings on its smoke and fire map."#AirIsLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateCrisis #NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMA #MiddletonMA #LynnMA -
#NorthShore brush fires sent smoke to #Boston — and eluded #AirQuality readers
Story by Steph Solis
October 28, 2024"The smoke from brush fires around #Salem wafted over Boston on Monday, puzzling residents who got no indication of it from air quality readings on their phones.
"Why it matters: As #ClimateChange makes wildfires more likely and severe in the U.S., #Massachusetts residents will have to learn to detect the signs and protect themselves.
"Catch up quick: Firefighters are battling brush fires across #Salem, #Peabody and #Lynn, sending smoke as far south as Foxborough.
"More than 130 acres of brush have burned since Saturday, NBC Boston reported.
"Between the lines: Smoke inhalation can harm people with all sorts of health conditions, from those with asthma and emphysema to heart attack survivors.
"It's especially risky for children, whose lungs are still developing, says Anthony Wexler, director of the Air Quality Research Center at UC Davis.
"Multiple studies show air pollution can hurt lung development.
"How it works: The smoke smell caught locals' attention in the morning, as opposed to Monday afternoon, because smoke stays close to the ground after the Sun sets, Wexler says.
Once the Sun rises, it warms up the ground and mixes low-lying air with cleaner air above, causing the smoke to dissipate as the day progresses.
"Yes, but: The smoke didn't show up on some air quality readings, like the ones on iPhones.
"That's because the state and federal governments only have a few air quality monitors in a given community. If a plume of smoke passed through your neighborhood but missed the monitor, the reading will end up lower.
"Commercial air quality readers like #PurpleAir monitors are inexpensive and more common, so they can give better readings, Wexler notes.
"#AirNow, the federal government's service, also has better readings on its smoke and fire map."#AirIsLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateCrisis #NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMA #MiddletonMA #LynnMA -
#Salem High School dismisses early as brush fires cause unhealthy air quality
Tuesday morning was the worst the air quality has been since the first significant fire broke out in Salem, based on data from the EPA
By Thea DiGiammerino and Alysha Palumbo
Published October 29, 2024"''The fire itself is not the danger. It’s the air quality this morning,' said Chris O’Donnell, Salem Public Schools Director of Communications. 'As we arrived on campus this morning we could smell quite a bit of smoke. There’s always initial concern but we made it clear that the fire is not the danger.'
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency's #AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, air quality in Lynn had reached #HazardousLevels - over 300 PPM - early Tuesday morning, the worst alert level listed and considered an emergency. As of mid-morning it had dropped into the 'very unhealthy' level - between 201 to 300 PM - a category where the risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Levels may fluctuate depending on the fires and weather conditions. The public is advised to limit outdoor activities when possible.
"This is the second day of air quality concerns from the fire. On Monday the smell of smoke was strong all over the #Boston area due to a weather phenomenon called #inversion. That's when warm air traps cool air and smoke close to the ground, and that can be a concern for air quality because #wildfire smoke has been shown to carry #pollutants."
#AirLisLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis #NorthShore
#NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMassachusetts #AirQualityAlert -
#Salem High School dismisses early as brush fires cause unhealthy air quality
Tuesday morning was the worst the air quality has been since the first significant fire broke out in Salem, based on data from the EPA
By Thea DiGiammerino and Alysha Palumbo
Published October 29, 2024"''The fire itself is not the danger. It’s the air quality this morning,' said Chris O’Donnell, Salem Public Schools Director of Communications. 'As we arrived on campus this morning we could smell quite a bit of smoke. There’s always initial concern but we made it clear that the fire is not the danger.'
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency's #AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, air quality in Lynn had reached #HazardousLevels - over 300 PPM - early Tuesday morning, the worst alert level listed and considered an emergency. As of mid-morning it had dropped into the 'very unhealthy' level - between 201 to 300 PM - a category where the risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Levels may fluctuate depending on the fires and weather conditions. The public is advised to limit outdoor activities when possible.
"This is the second day of air quality concerns from the fire. On Monday the smell of smoke was strong all over the #Boston area due to a weather phenomenon called #inversion. That's when warm air traps cool air and smoke close to the ground, and that can be a concern for air quality because #wildfire smoke has been shown to carry #pollutants."
#AirLisLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis #NorthShore
#NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMassachusetts #AirQualityAlert -
#Salem High School dismisses early as brush fires cause unhealthy air quality
Tuesday morning was the worst the air quality has been since the first significant fire broke out in Salem, based on data from the EPA
By Thea DiGiammerino and Alysha Palumbo
Published October 29, 2024"''The fire itself is not the danger. It’s the air quality this morning,' said Chris O’Donnell, Salem Public Schools Director of Communications. 'As we arrived on campus this morning we could smell quite a bit of smoke. There’s always initial concern but we made it clear that the fire is not the danger.'
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency's #AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, air quality in Lynn had reached #HazardousLevels - over 300 PPM - early Tuesday morning, the worst alert level listed and considered an emergency. As of mid-morning it had dropped into the 'very unhealthy' level - between 201 to 300 PM - a category where the risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Levels may fluctuate depending on the fires and weather conditions. The public is advised to limit outdoor activities when possible.
"This is the second day of air quality concerns from the fire. On Monday the smell of smoke was strong all over the #Boston area due to a weather phenomenon called #inversion. That's when warm air traps cool air and smoke close to the ground, and that can be a concern for air quality because #wildfire smoke has been shown to carry #pollutants."
#AirLisLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis #NorthShore
#NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMassachusetts #AirQualityAlert -
#Salem High School dismisses early as brush fires cause unhealthy air quality
Tuesday morning was the worst the air quality has been since the first significant fire broke out in Salem, based on data from the EPA
By Thea DiGiammerino and Alysha Palumbo
Published October 29, 2024"''The fire itself is not the danger. It’s the air quality this morning,' said Chris O’Donnell, Salem Public Schools Director of Communications. 'As we arrived on campus this morning we could smell quite a bit of smoke. There’s always initial concern but we made it clear that the fire is not the danger.'
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency's #AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, air quality in Lynn had reached #HazardousLevels - over 300 PPM - early Tuesday morning, the worst alert level listed and considered an emergency. As of mid-morning it had dropped into the 'very unhealthy' level - between 201 to 300 PM - a category where the risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Levels may fluctuate depending on the fires and weather conditions. The public is advised to limit outdoor activities when possible.
"This is the second day of air quality concerns from the fire. On Monday the smell of smoke was strong all over the #Boston area due to a weather phenomenon called #inversion. That's when warm air traps cool air and smoke close to the ground, and that can be a concern for air quality because #wildfire smoke has been shown to carry #pollutants."
#AirLisLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis #NorthShore
#NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMassachusetts #AirQualityAlert -
#Salem High School dismisses early as brush fires cause unhealthy air quality
Tuesday morning was the worst the air quality has been since the first significant fire broke out in Salem, based on data from the EPA
By Thea DiGiammerino and Alysha Palumbo
Published October 29, 2024"''The fire itself is not the danger. It’s the air quality this morning,' said Chris O’Donnell, Salem Public Schools Director of Communications. 'As we arrived on campus this morning we could smell quite a bit of smoke. There’s always initial concern but we made it clear that the fire is not the danger.'
"According to the Environmental Protection Agency's #AirNow Fire and Smoke Map, air quality in Lynn had reached #HazardousLevels - over 300 PPM - early Tuesday morning, the worst alert level listed and considered an emergency. As of mid-morning it had dropped into the 'very unhealthy' level - between 201 to 300 PM - a category where the risk of health effects is increased for everyone. Levels may fluctuate depending on the fires and weather conditions. The public is advised to limit outdoor activities when possible.
"This is the second day of air quality concerns from the fire. On Monday the smell of smoke was strong all over the #Boston area due to a weather phenomenon called #inversion. That's when warm air traps cool air and smoke close to the ground, and that can be a concern for air quality because #wildfire smoke has been shown to carry #pollutants."
#AirLisLife #WildfireSeason
#ExtremeDrought #ClimateChange
#ClimateCrisis #NorthShore
#NorthShoreOfMassachusetts
#EssexCountyMassachusetts
#SalemMassachusetts #AirQualityAlert -
According to #AirNow,
a coalition between the U.S. government and tribal agencies that monitors air quality,
Friday's air quality was expected to be the worst
in southern California and southern Nevada, eastern Texas, and in parts of Mississippi and Tennesseehttps://c.im/@cdarwin/112587900686373102
fire.airnow.gov
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According to #AirNow,
a coalition between the U.S. government and tribal agencies that monitors air quality,
Friday's air quality was expected to be the worst
in southern California and southern Nevada, eastern Texas, and in parts of Mississippi and Tennesseehttps://c.im/@cdarwin/112587900686373102
fire.airnow.gov
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@Aminorjourney @geerlingguy
Thanks... I looked into the integration and API and (for anyone who's wondering) the coverage is pretty much exclusively North America. There are apparently monitoring stations in other countries (at some US embassies) but nothing in Northern Europe. #HomeAssistant #Airnow -
@Aminorjourney @geerlingguy
Thanks... I looked into the integration and API and (for anyone who's wondering) the coverage is pretty much exclusively North America. There are apparently monitoring stations in other countries (at some US embassies) but nothing in Northern Europe. #HomeAssistant #Airnow -
For the first day in too many, the government home of the U.S. Air Quality Index says my air quality is 'Good'. A pleasing improvement from when it was 'Very Unhealthy'. Searchable site of air quality data. #airquality #breathing #airnow
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#AirNow appears to be having problems. Not updated since noon.
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#AirNow appears to be having problems. Not updated since noon.
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A government smoke map for northeast US. A very large area affected, with the worst numbers in the Philadelphia to Washington, DC, range.
https://fire.airnow.gov/
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#AirNow #Philadelphia #WashingtonDC #smoke #map -
A government smoke map for northeast US. A very large area affected, with the worst numbers in the Philadelphia to Washington, DC, range.
https://fire.airnow.gov/
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#AirNow #Philadelphia #WashingtonDC #smoke #map -
The maroon PM2.5 level for "DC" is actually in Franconia. The DC monitors on AirNow are purple. Not that that makes a real difference. There's also a green dot in Arlington because that monitor doesn't measure particulates, only ozone. #AirNow
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The maroon PM2.5 level for "DC" is actually in Franconia. The DC monitors on AirNow are purple. Not that that makes a real difference. There's also a green dot in Arlington because that monitor doesn't measure particulates, only ozone. #AirNow
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AirNow Fire And Smoke Map [North America]
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https://fire.airnow.gov/ <-- online interactive map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #online #webmaps #interactivemaps #opendata #crowdsourcing #smoke #fire #airquality #northamerica #environmental #health #publichealth #publicsafety #situationalawareness #hazard #planning #data #events #riskassessment #riskmanagement #communityhealth #communityawareness #climatechange #citizenscience #pollution #wildfires #wildfires2023 #fireriskassessment #quality #help #USA #canada #mexico #puertorico #AirNow -
AirNow Fire And Smoke Map [North America]
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https://fire.airnow.gov/ <-- online interactive map
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #online #webmaps #interactivemaps #opendata #crowdsourcing #smoke #fire #airquality #northamerica #environmental #health #publichealth #publicsafety #situationalawareness #hazard #planning #data #events #riskassessment #riskmanagement #communityhealth #communityawareness #climatechange #citizenscience #pollution #wildfires #wildfires2023 #fireriskassessment #quality #help #USA #canada #mexico #puertorico #AirNow -
Despite the smoke overhead, it looks like we aren’t seeing meaningful impacts to ground-level air quality at the moment, though. #epa #airnow #airpollution #purpleair