fireweed@lemmy.world to Climate@slrpnk.net · 1 month agoAir quality across the Eastern US & Canada right nowimagemessage-square94linkfedilinkarrow-up1450arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1450arrow-down1imageAir quality across the Eastern US & Canada right nowfireweed@lemmy.world to Climate@slrpnk.net · 1 month agomessage-square94linkfedilinkfile-text
Screenshot taken from PurpleAir. 150 and above is considered unhealthy, 300 and above is considered hazardous. https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up22·1 month agoI swear chicago is at some sort of crux. no matter where the wildfires are we seem to get hit. north, south, east, or west.
minus-squarerazzazzika@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 month agoThey dont call it the windy city for nothing, you got all the cross streams.
minus-squareDeacon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoThey actually call it the Windy City because of the politicians originally. I think.
minus-squareFmstrat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 month agoIt was originally called that because of a meatpacking rivalry turned sporty. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_City_(nickname) @deacon@lemmy.world
I swear chicago is at some sort of crux. no matter where the wildfires are we seem to get hit. north, south, east, or west.
They dont call it the windy city for nothing, you got all the cross streams.
They actually call it the Windy City because of the politicians originally. I think.
It was originally called that because of a meatpacking rivalry turned sporty.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windy_City_(nickname)
@deacon@lemmy.world