Calgary air quality on Friday among the worst cities on earth
A thick blanket of wildfire smoke that hung over the City of Calgary Friday sent the city’s air quality index soaring — and compared to the air quality in other major cities around the world, it was among the worst on the planet, according to measurements by Switzerland-based air quality technology company IQAir. Get weekly health news Receive the latest medical news and health information delivered to you every Sunday. Airdrie, Alta., had the third-worst air quality, followed closely by Calgary with the fourth-worst air quality.
- ▪A thick blanket of wildfire smoke that hung over the City of Calgary Friday sent the city’s air quality index soaring — and compared to the air quality in other major cities around the world, it was among the worst on the planet, according
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- ▪Airdrie, Alta., had the third-worst air quality, followed closely by Calgary with the fourth-worst air quality.
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A thick blanket of wildfire smoke that hung over the City of Calgary Friday sent the city’s air quality index soaring — and compared to the air quality in other major cities around the world, it was among the worst on the planet, according to measurements by Switzerland-based air quality technology company IQAir. Environment Canada’s Air Quality Health Index (AQHI), which measures a combination of common air pollutants that are harmful to human health, including ground-level ozone, nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter, put Calgary’s air quality at 10+, which is defined as “very high risk.”The AQHI measures air quality on a scale of one to 10, with one being the best air quality and 10 being the worst.In Edmonton, where the air quality index was in the very high risk range earlier in…
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