Bay Area Air Quality Worst in the World Yesterday
Thanks to ABC7 and the San Francisco Chronicle for letting us know that on Wedensday, air quality in the Bay Area was the worst in the world due to the raging wildfires.
On Thursday, the air quality improved slightly along the Peninsula but got worse in the East Bay.
According to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, as of 12pm on Thursday, much of the Bay Area has “Good to Moderate” air quality with only a few areas with “Unhealthy” air, but ABC7 reports that air quality is “going to get worse in a lot of areas.”
See the real-time air quality map at PurpleAir and at Bay Area Quality Index
Here is the vertically integrated smoke outlook for the region. At this time, it looks like only a small portion of the coast may not be impacted by smoke today. #cawx pic.twitter.com/TavS7sa9Gf
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) August 20, 2020
Atmospheric testing revealed Northern California’s air quality to be the worst in the world. https://t.co/7xK6JvI8Nj
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle) August 19, 2020
Air quality across the Bay Area this morning is absolutely staggering.
We are in a climate and public health emergency. pic.twitter.com/yI28xu5f9O
— Jamie Alexander (@jabeckx) August 19, 2020
This is what the smoke from California’s fires looks like from space.
Northern California’s air quality was the worst in the world on Wednesday by some measures, and the Bay Area’s air quality index is forecast to double today.
(📷: NASA) pic.twitter.com/C9eEMbBWQ7
— AJ+ (@ajplus) August 20, 2020
