Monday's air quality is the worst this century -- and Tuesday's not much better [View all]

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Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Monday's air quality was the worst for Seattle this century. And Tuesday isn't looking much better.

The air quality index readings reached 186 on Monday, and ash started falling in some areas. By the end of the day, more and more places west of the Cascades were classified as having "very unhealthy" air.

And on Tuesday morning, everywhere in Puget Sound except Bellevue and Auburn were rated "very unhealthy." In Lake Forest Park, the air quality rating even went as low as "hazardous," as of 7:45 a.m.

On Tuesday morning, Seattle's AQI was 180, which topped the list for worst air quality in the world on AirVisual. The city was followed by Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (178) and then Portland (172).

Read more: https://www.seattlepi.com/washington-wildfires/article/Monday-air-quality-worst-century-tuesday-smoke-13171263.php