AIRNow.gov – Air Quality in the Palm of your Hand
The service in available in the US and the web application, AIRnow.gov allows you to view the quality of air on today’s polluted world which constantly changes according to weather patterns and incidents like wildfires which can bring unexpected smoke to your neighborhood. Air quality and many other environmental issues such as global warming are becoming more and more apparent in today’s world and the site brings you real-time weather forecasts along with the pollution levels in your particular area. Run by the Federal Government of the US to allow people who are prone to disease from such contaminants such as young children and the elderly, they aim to provide timely information that would allow parents and care-givers ample measures to protect against otherwise unseen yet dangerous pollutants.
Most of these pollutants stem from other areas like the recent Santa Barbara fires in the state of California, the smoke drifts with prevailing wind currents towards other states and even other countries. Volcanic eruptions, forest fires, industrial accidents all of these can lead to health impacting pollution that can induce deadly allergic reaction or cause other illnesses with respect to the pulmonary system of humans. Airnow.gov, for the latest pollution and other news regarding the types of contaminants int he air, for your health and more.
Posted: May 25th, 2009 under Features, General, Guide, Information.
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