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Title is somewhat misleading as we have seen air quality this bad in China. The US embassy in Beijing has recorded AQI > 700 in 2013 for example.
by aeternum 6y ago
Title is somewhat misleading as we have seen air quality this bad in China. The US embassy in Beijing has recorded AQI > 700 in 2013 for example.
- bigiain 6y agohttps://www.sciencealert.com/sydney-air-soars-to-12-times-hazardous-levels-under-toxic-blanket-of-bushfire-smoke https://www.sciencealert.com/sydney-air-soars-to-12-times-ha... 2,552 here last bushfire season... :-/
- d4mi3n 6y agoHas there been any research into health impacts of people exposed to those conditions? I’d love to read some if anyone knows of any.
- duskwuff 6y agoWhen the AQI at the US embassy first went over 500 in 2010, a default case in their code caused it to be described as "crazy bad": https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/11/19/beijing-air-crazy-bad/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2010/11/19/beijing-air-crazy-bad/ Officially, anything above 500 is now simply "beyond index". But "crazy bad" seems about right.