Detroit Has the 2nd Worst Air Quality in the World Today
If you feel funny outside and perhaps see some smoke, you’re not imagining things. Detroit has the second worst air quality in the world today (June 27). It’s not just Detroit, either. Nearly all of Michigan has poor air quality today, including Lasing, Grand Rapids, Flint and other cities.
Worst Air Quality:
The poor air quality is due to the Canadian wildfires. Specifically, Chicago as the No. 1 poorest air quality today (currently at an index of 193), and it’s followed by Detroit (currently at an index of 160), according to iqair.com. The next U.S. city to make the list is Minneapolis, Minnesota, at No. 8. Note that this list only includes major U.S. cities, so as previously motioned, many smaller Michigan towns also have poor air quality right now. Find the current list of the cities with the poorest air qualities here.
One good bit of news is that the East Coast of the U.S., which experienced dangerous air quality from the Canadian wildfires earlier this month, is mostly clear right now. Still, some spots are in the yellow or “moderate” zone, which means the air quality is acceptable but could be risky for certain people with sensitivities.
“Mike’s Weather Page” also released an image with a current look at wildfire smoke incoming from Canada. View the tweet below.
Current look at wildfire smoke incoming from Canada this Tuesday AM. Wrapping around that NE low down into KY/WV even. https://t.co/Hk3pbO7x8H pic.twitter.com/QQAnFEvo9E
— Mike's Weather Page (@tropicalupdate) June 27, 2023
Michigan: What's Our Earthquake Danger Level? Use This Map
More on Loss Ratios across the US
While you might think of a handful of cities who are in danger of earthquakes, and those are on the West Coast, there is earthquake activity all around. “Although most economic loss is concentrated along the West Coast, the distribution of relative earthquake risk, as measured by the AELR, is much broader and reinforces the fact that earthquakes are a national problem,” FEMA says. “Relatively high earthquake loss ratios are throughout the western and central United States (states within the NMSZ) and in the Charleston, South Carolina, area.”
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The Big 55
You’ve heard of the Big Four, right? In metal music. Anyway, the Big 55 are the cities that experience the most earthquake activity. “Fifty-five metropolitan areas, led by the Los Angeles (including Los Angeles, Long Beach, and Anaheim) and San Francisco (including San Francisco, Oakland, and Berkeley) Bay areas, account for 85% of the total AEL,” FEMA says.
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