This week brought the worst air quality to the Twin Cities since records began in 1980. The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency is still crunching the final numbers, but it appears this wildfire smoke plume was the worst on record.
Unofficially, many locations around the Twin Cities ranked among the top most polluted cities on earth Wednesday evening.
Breathing easier
A fresher easterly breeze off the Great Lakes blew in cleaner air Thursday. Our air quality has improved dramatically in the Twin Cities and eastern Minnesota.
Air quality index readings as of this post late Thursday have improved into the good to moderate range across most of Minnesota. A smudge of unhealthy air remains in southwestern Minnesota.
As of this post time, air quality alerts remain in effect for southwestern Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Twin Cities and most of central and southeast Minnesota have been dropped from the alert area.
Source: mprnews.org
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