Bay Area’s Air Quality is Currently Worse than India and China

As a result of the Butte County Camp Fire, the deadliest fire of the State’s history, the air quality in Northern California is currently the worst in the world.

Updated list of where to find N95 respirator masks in San Francisco and Oakland.

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— Curbed SF (@CurbedSF) November 13, 2018

According to NBC, smoke from the fire continues to smother the Bay Area, blanketing cities and prompting public school closures. Health officials are encouraging netizens to stay indoors and to wear a N95 mask when going outside.

 

According to air quality monitoring network Purple Air, Northern California’s air quality is currently the worst in the world.

Google says searches for smoke masks are at the highest level in company history. pic.twitter.com/DZ4Dd83XHA

— scott budman (@scottbudman) November 15, 2018

 

Yeah it’s bad be careful out there #BayArea pic.twitter.com/NsLZEWH2eI

— Joseph ThinksOutLoud (@joedawg49) November 16, 2018

Areas across the Bay are scoring “very unhealthy” with Air Quality Index values of 220 and up, even beating out cities like New Dehli, India. An AQI reading of 35-70 is considered already high enough to encourage people to stay indoors, NBC stated.

It was reported just last month that India is home to 10 of the most air polluted cities in the world.

 

Air quality impacts from #CampFire as far away as SF. I took this same photo last week v. today. pic.twitter.com/8m79BnKYwS

— John Morris (@JKM2347) November 9, 2018

Please consider donating to the California Community Foundation’s Wildfire Relief Fund if you are looking to help with the fires. 

Featured images via Twitter / @JKM2347

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