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How do I read the Air Quality Index? What the colors, categories mean
The Air Quality Index (AQI) uses a color-coded scale to inform the public about air pollution levels and potential health ...
Air quality alert for NYC area Wednesday, as Canadian wildfire smoke creates hazy conditions
An air quality alert has been issued for NYC and N.J. on Wednesday, as smoke from the Canadian wildfires blows into the ...
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What is the Air Quality Index, the tool used to tell just how bad your city's air is?
The classifications are based on a federal measurement system called the Air Quality Index. The Air Quality Index is used nationwide to measure the severity of air pollution and categorize the ...
Lansing State Journal on MSN9d
What's an air quality index? How to check pollution levels where you live
Wildfires in Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are creating smoke visible in Michigan. How to use the air ...
Air quality alert remains in effect for entire Chicago area. When will it improve?
An air quality alert remains in effect for the entire Chicago area, with another "Air Pollution Action Day" alert declared as ...
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The Air Quality Index Explained: What It Means and How to Stay Safe
A measure called the Air Quality Index gauges just how bad the air has become in a particular place. Readings of 100 or higher usually serve as a warning to people who have respiratory conditions ...