I thought I remembered getting them when we had all the smoke from the Canadian fires. |
In my experience this isn’t accurate, at least for parts of China. Some of the new buildings in tier one cities may have air purification systems but my office in China did not. We had a large standalone air purifier in our office and my young coworkers would open the windows for “fresh air” even though you couldn’t see farther than 15 feet. Most masks worn aren’t designed for AQ concerns. The old belief that the bad air makes your lungs stronger wasn’t necessarily something that people actually believed but they often didn’t see the concerns either. |
They got fired.
You can still find the into but you have to search for it, and it’s spotty. |
You don’t have to search for it. It’s on your weather app, right below the forecast. |
For people with apps, do you use Paku for Purple Air, or IQAir? I’ve heard the EPA AirNow doesn’t actually reflect up to date conditions. |
Raises hand! I was thinking haven't heard about them in a while maybe they decided to pop back up again. |
Get ready for your subscription to air. You thought you bought it? Nope subscription only. |
You can even set the level at which you want to be notified. Appears to be updated as of today. |
Also, the state (in my case MD) Dept of the Environment provides the interpretation. Today’s is about 250 words. |
Asia has the highest rate of air pollution deaths in the world. |
Everyone is like “we’ll deal!”
Ha. Ha. Ha. I manage a team of direct reports based in India and my engineers (from top ten engineering colleges) all live hermetically sealed lives in their either air conditioned cars or houses. The AQI in New Delhi/NCR frequently hits 150+ in winter and people literally do not go outside. That, plus life as dual income salaried engineers gets you a 2HR+ commute each way and crumbling privatized infrastructure. Prepare - this reality is coming for knowledge workers in northern OECD countries and sooner rather than later due to Chicken Taco. |
I have a Purple Air sensor and I just use the map on their website and have it saved for mobile. |
Find an app that does it. Or make one.
People can opt into notifications / settings. |
Maybe they don't care. Maybe the warnings are ineffective and unnecessary.
I don't need any more Government warnings pushed to my phone unless is it's a time sensitive and truly life threatening. Keep your good ideas to yourself. |
Except for all the people who actually live on the street and in slums. Except for all of them, you know. |