Below is an assemblage of USEPA AirNow national air pollution maps. Each map color represents fellow citizens suffering the effects, or dying from breathing polluted air. Spot your hometown in this Smog Channel movie.
Make your own Bad Air action movie from images created daily on the EPA AirNow webiste.
** "Good" AQI is 0 - 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
*** "Moderate" AQI is 51 - 100. Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people. For example, people who are unusually sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms.
**** "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" AQI is 101 - 150. Although general public is not likely to be affected at this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from the presence of particles in the air. .
*****"Unhealthy" AQI is 151 - 200. Everyone may begin to experience some adverse health effects, and members of the sensitive groups may experience more serious effects. .
******"Very Unhealthy" AQI is 201 - 300. This would trigger a health alert signifying that everyone may experience more serious health effects.
******"Hazardous" AQI greater than 300. This would trigger a health warnings of emergency conditions..."Forget it you are likey dead or dying and nobody's left to bury your bones."
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