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AirVisual's global air quality map provides some perspective: https://www.airvisual.com/earth?nav https://www.airvisual.com/earth?nav Much of Southeast Asia an

AirVisual's global air quality map provides some perspective: https://www.airvisual.com/earth?nav https://www.airvisual.com/earth?nav Much of Southeast Asia and Africa are about to enter "burning season," so AQI will soon spike in these regions.

smcleod 7y ago
Wow check out how bad Sydney is, likely worsened by the terrible fires burning in NSW
- obituary_latte 7y ago
  Looks like India has the worst as far as I saw. Some areas above 400(!). For reference, Sydney is mid to upper 100’s which is still not good and likely as you mentioned fire related.
- tomlockwood 7y ago
  I just got home and its raining burnt leaves. And I'm not even that close to the fires.
  - smcleod 7y ago
    Geez, doesn’t sound at all pleasant. Out of interest is the air noticeable different to smell and does it cause hay fever / asthma like symptoms?
    - quickthrower2 7y ago
      It smells! Gets into clothes etc. so they smell to. Smells like something is on fire nearby even though the fire might be 50km or 100km away. Been a while since I’ve seen the sun shining properly. Welcome to 21st century, this shit just getting started.
      - femto 7y ago
        Last night's moon was a fully saturated red colour in the suburbs at the Northern edge of Sydney, whilst high in the sky, just like the colour red you would get on a computer monitor. More spectacular than a lunar eclipse, as there was no shadow, and weird in that it was a crescent rather than being full. Of a night you can see the flames shining over the distant horizon. 5th day of summer, 85 to go. "Fun" times ahead.
    - tomlockwood 7y ago
      It smells like I'm near a campfire! Also, I luckily don't get those.
    - hnick 7y ago
      It actually smells nice, IMO. A nice woodfire smokey smell. Not at all like the polluted mega-cities in China and the rest of Asia which has a chemical tinge to it. Of course, that doesn't mean it's healthy. And it is getting a bit old after around 3 weeks of this.
polytely 7y ago
Kind of unrelated to the topic, but does anyone know what the big spot of bad air quality near Houston is?
- obituary_latte 7y ago
  Saw that too and am curious as well. Uneducated guess is either fires or refineries.
- hombre_fatal 7y ago
  The dark red blob in Texas is basically San Antonio.
  - bencollier49 7y ago
    Why is San Antonio (and Seattle?!) so bad? Also central Africa.
- jhayward 7y ago
  It's 5 hours later, so the data may be different but the largest red blob I see right now is in the region of the Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi. Since it's showing PM 2.5 readings, I suppose it could be a strong offshore wind picking up dust/sand from the long barrier island there.
- beerandt 7y ago
  There was a condenser explosion at a refinery outside Beaumont this week (edit: TPC group refinery in Port Neches, Wed thru Thanksgiving morning. Primarily 1,3-butadiene). Probably related, either directly or because of surplus burn off. https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/28/texas-chemical-plant-explosions-50-000-out-homes-thanksgiving/4328023002/ https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/28... Worth checking it out just for the video. Edit: Yep- they reinstated the evacuation order yesterday and canceled school for the week, after attempting to resume classes on Tuesday. https://m.chron.com/news/article/Shelter-in-place-order-issued-for-Port-Neches-14882721.php https://m.chron.com/news/article/Shelter-in-place-order-issu... "The first explosion around 1 a.m. Wednesday sent three workers to hospitals – they were treated and released that day – and blew out windows and doors in homes and businesses for miles. At least five residents were injured, mostly by shattered glass."
ptah 7y ago
Johannesburg appears twice here https://www.airvisual.com/world-air-quality-ranking https://www.airvisual.com/world-air-quality-ranking
swebs 7y ago
Jesus, what's going on in India and China?
- aitchnyu 7y ago
  In the wheat growing parts of India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble_burning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble_burning
- reissbaker 7y ago
  They've been like that for years. China has been steadily getting better, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China#Air_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China#Air_polluti... Whereas unfortunately it seems like India isn't improving: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/india/india-air-pollution-not-political-issue-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/india/india-air-pollution-not...
markosaric 7y ago
AirVisual is great. I'm checking it regularly. Considering to get one of the air quality monitors myself to get even more reliable data. We do need to move to more green energy soon as it's not looking good.
ghthor 7y ago
A more barebones earth map that can show PM2.5m as well. https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/l...

smcleod 7y ago

Wow check out how bad Sydney is, likely worsened by the terrible fires burning in NSW

obituary_latte 7y ago
Looks like India has the worst as far as I saw. Some areas above 400(!). For reference, Sydney is mid to upper 100’s which is still not good and likely as you mentioned fire related.
tomlockwood 7y ago
I just got home and its raining burnt leaves. And I'm not even that close to the fires.
- smcleod 7y ago
  Geez, doesn’t sound at all pleasant. Out of interest is the air noticeable different to smell and does it cause hay fever / asthma like symptoms?
  - quickthrower2 7y ago
    It smells! Gets into clothes etc. so they smell to. Smells like something is on fire nearby even though the fire might be 50km or 100km away. Been a while since I’ve seen the sun shining properly. Welcome to 21st century, this shit just getting started.
    - femto 7y ago
      Last night's moon was a fully saturated red colour in the suburbs at the Northern edge of Sydney, whilst high in the sky, just like the colour red you would get on a computer monitor. More spectacular than a lunar eclipse, as there was no shadow, and weird in that it was a crescent rather than being full. Of a night you can see the flames shining over the distant horizon. 5th day of summer, 85 to go. "Fun" times ahead.
  - tomlockwood 7y ago
    It smells like I'm near a campfire! Also, I luckily don't get those.
  - hnick 7y ago
    It actually smells nice, IMO. A nice woodfire smokey smell. Not at all like the polluted mega-cities in China and the rest of Asia which has a chemical tinge to it. Of course, that doesn't mean it's healthy. And it is getting a bit old after around 3 weeks of this.

polytely 7y ago

Kind of unrelated to the topic, but does anyone know what the big spot of bad air quality near Houston is?

obituary_latte 7y ago
Saw that too and am curious as well. Uneducated guess is either fires or refineries.
hombre_fatal 7y ago
The dark red blob in Texas is basically San Antonio.
- bencollier49 7y ago
  Why is San Antonio (and Seattle?!) so bad? Also central Africa.
jhayward 7y ago
It's 5 hours later, so the data may be different but the largest red blob I see right now is in the region of the Gulf Coast near Corpus Christi. Since it's showing PM 2.5 readings, I suppose it could be a strong offshore wind picking up dust/sand from the long barrier island there.
beerandt 7y ago
There was a condenser explosion at a refinery outside Beaumont this week (edit: TPC group refinery in Port Neches, Wed thru Thanksgiving morning. Primarily 1,3-butadiene). Probably related, either directly or because of surplus burn off. https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/28/texas-chemical-plant-explosions-50-000-out-homes-thanksgiving/4328023002/ https://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/nation/2019/11/28... Worth checking it out just for the video. Edit: Yep- they reinstated the evacuation order yesterday and canceled school for the week, after attempting to resume classes on Tuesday. https://m.chron.com/news/article/Shelter-in-place-order-issued-for-Port-Neches-14882721.php https://m.chron.com/news/article/Shelter-in-place-order-issu... "The first explosion around 1 a.m. Wednesday sent three workers to hospitals – they were treated and released that day – and blew out windows and doors in homes and businesses for miles. At least five residents were injured, mostly by shattered glass."

ptah 7y ago

Johannesburg appears twice here https://www.airvisual.com/world-air-quality-ranking https://www.airvisual.com/world-air-quality-ranking

swebs 7y ago

Jesus, what's going on in India and China?

aitchnyu 7y ago
In the wheat growing parts of India https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble_burning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stubble_burning
reissbaker 7y ago
They've been like that for years. China has been steadily getting better, though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China#Air_pollution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution_in_China#Air_polluti... Whereas unfortunately it seems like India isn't improving: https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/india/india-air-pollution-not-political-issue-intl-hnk/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2019/11/06/india/india-air-pollution-not...

markosaric 7y ago

AirVisual is great. I'm checking it regularly. Considering to get one of the air quality monitors myself to get even more reliable data. We do need to move to more green energy soon as it's not looking good.

ghthor 7y ago

A more barebones earth map that can show PM2.5m as well. https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/level/overlay=pm2.5/orthographic https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/particulates/surface/l...