Air quality in Bay Area worse than Beijing due to Camp Fire in Butte County

Friday, November 9, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- The air quality in San Francisco and parts of the East Bay right now is reportedly five times as bad as what people are breathing in Beijing.

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The AQI or air quality index at 9 a.m. Friday was 177 in San Francisco and 179 in Fremont. That's considered in the unhealthy range.
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Beijing is at 34. That's the good range. Hong Kong? 63.

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New Dehli has some of the worst air in the world, today their number is 237. That's classified as very unhealthy.
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But not as bad as Ukiah. Their AQI -- 336. A stunning number that means they are in the hazardous range -- the point at which it's recommended you don't even go outside.

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