#aqi

This is such a strange article. She talks about air pollution like it's the first time she's ever heard of it, then she's immediately talking to a guy who is explaining how I need to turn my house into a hermetically-sealed bubble with science. Perhaps a middle ground would have been a good place to rest.

Normally Michigan is pretty great, but we're kind of having a moment right now.

Last night we hit like 450 on the AQI index by me. I went to bed with a sore throat and the smell of fire inside the house. We have a really powerful filter that gets rid of particulates, and even still it was bad. I wore an N95 mask the last two days. I’m extra sensitive to smoke and the idea of smoking a pack a day didn’t really appeal. I watered my plants as quickly as possible, then stayed inside. Today the sky is clearing up as this smoke cloud makes its way south. It pains me to think that some people live with this level of pollution everyday. When my husband was in China for two weeks he developed a persistent cough. Up in Parma/Lucca in the winter of 2025 we saw the same thing: AQI’s in the 300’s everyday. We are fortunate enough to live in a zone where the average air quality is 9 so when exposed to bad air, it drains us instantly. Yesterday, breathing was thick. I could feel my heart having to work harder. I worked out for like 25 minutes and it felt like an hour and a half. Anyway, stay indoors if you can and check on the older folks in your life.

so yeah, the AQI here is literally maxing out the AQI scale

High-key pissed about climate change, or rather, the people who caused it. I had every intention of coming into work on my last day, but then I saw the air quality alert and looked outside... looks like I won't be leaving my house at all today.