The air quality alerts arrive as the first heat wave of the season pushes temperatures to dangerously hot conditions in many states.
A map created by Newsweek reveals the two states advising residents against driving alone due to unhealthy air quality.Over the past few weeks, several states have been impacted by poor air quality, which has worsened as summerlike weather delivered scorching temperatures across multiple regions, most recently the Midwest and Northeast. Thursday marked the official start of summer.
, not idling vehicles—as exhaust contributes to air pollution—and mowing the lawn in the evening hours.As of Thursday afternoon, AQI levels across the impacted areas were mostly in the moderate category, according to AirNow, a coalition of the U.S. government and tribal agencies that monitors air quality. The moderate category features air quality levels valued from 51 to 100, in which the air is deemed acceptable, although it could impact some with health sensitivities.
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