http://bit.ly/3niSzUt (shortened links form the Smithsonian)
As if COVID wasn't enough, now this air contains PM2.5, which are one of the biggest health hazards. At less than 2.5 microns in diameter, the particles can get past barriers like nose hairs, which filter out larger particles, and embed deep in a person’s lungs. The buildings and other infrastructure when burned will release noxious gases from the chemicals used during construction.
The scale stretches from zero to 500. At 101, the air is unhealthy for at-risk people, and it’s unhealthy for all groups when it reaches 151.
Marion County in Oregon hit an AQI measurement of 710 on September 11, per NPR, and eight other counties across the three West Coast states also broke the limits of the AQI scale. Thirty-six counties had not recorded very unhealthy air quality until this year.
IDK, time to stay in, get HEPA filters, AC going. This is horrible and will cause long term effects for everyone over there.
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