the air quality in Michigan right now is said to be the worst in the world. For the last 2 days there had been a fog that smells like smoke and with a hint of burnt plastic.
Here is the alert posted for last 2 days:
Air Quality Alert issued June 28 at 11:24AM EDT by NWS Detroit
...Air Quality Alert in effect for Thursday June 29th...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has declared Thursday June 29th to be an action day for elevated levels of fine particulate (PM2.5) for southeast Michigan counties.
Pollutants are expected to be in the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS to UNHEALTHY range.
The action day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...
Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec, Canada is currently impacting PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much of the state of Michigan and will continue through Thursday, June 29th. The Air Quality Index is expected to range from the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS to UNHEALTHY level with some hourly concentrations reaching the VERY UNHEALTHY range.
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.
Second worst. Dubai was #1. So, at least we aren't the absolute worst. Yet.
To me, I smell fertilizer or chlorine. It's not just burnt plastic. It smells like walking into a hardware store that lets too much of its fertilizer hang out, or being near a pool.
It did smell a bit different today.
We have some people who tried to gaslight us into believing it was just wood, but A) that doesn't make sense, since chemicals and plastics would be caught up in the fires anyway and B) everyone in my area smells about the same thing.
None of us can quite put our fingers on it. All of us agree it stinks of some form of chemicals, we just aren't able to agree on which kind.
Visibility is also fairly poor. For those in the back who thinks that the fires aren't happening for some reason.
Tuesday afternoon it smelled like farmers were out spraying. We have a wheat field right behind us that they’re waiting to harvest and thought they went and sprayed it to hurry up the process. Chickens have slowed down laying this week as well
I would get some extra filters. When we had the big fires out here on the west coast a couple of years ago, I had just done the change of the filters as we were going into the fall and the heat was coming on in the morning. I was astonished at how it looked after everything cleared up - it looked like it had been there all winter and it had been maybe a week.
I live in south east Michigan. The haze is low and obvious. But nobody that I know personally has smelled anything. Not smoke nor plastic. I havent been out this morning and today is supposed to be worse than the last two days. Ill update this post if I notice anything is different today.
I live in southeast MI also. I walked outside 3 days ago and smelled the smoke immediately. I noticed the fog and started looking around for the source of the smoke. I didn't see anything. Jumped in my truck drove to the gas station 3 miles away and the fog was everywhere. I knew instantly it was from the fires in Canada.
I then drove to work and was talking about with other coworkers, and they just thought it was fog. They didn't smell anything either.
Southwest MI. Same, went out early a few days ago and the fog and smell was very obvious. To me, it smelled like a campfire and some construction is nearby so I wondered at first if someone was doing a burn related to that but sure enough, Canada fires. Quality very unhealthy.
We're from NW Indiana but just visited Frankenmuth (MI). On Tuesday, haze with light smoke scent there that the three of us visiting could smell immediately upon getting out of our vehicle.
the air quality in Michigan right now is said to be the worst in the world. For the last 2 days there had been a fog that smells like smoke and with a hint of burnt plastic.
Here is the alert posted for last 2 days:
Air Quality Alert issued June 28 at 11:24AM EDT by NWS Detroit
...Air Quality Alert in effect for Thursday June 29th...
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy has declared Thursday June 29th to be an action day for elevated levels of fine particulate (PM2.5) for southeast Michigan counties.
Pollutants are expected to be in the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS to UNHEALTHY range.
The action day is in effect for the following Michigan counties...
Midland...Bay...Huron...Saginaw...Tuscola...Sanilac...Shiawassee...
Genesee...Lapeer...St. Clair...Livingston...Oakland...Macomb...
Washtenaw...Wayne...Lenawee and Monroe.
Smoke originating from wildfires in Quebec, Canada is currently impacting PM2.5 concentrations at the surface across much of the state of Michigan and will continue through Thursday, June 29th. The Air Quality Index is expected to range from the UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE GROUPS to UNHEALTHY level with some hourly concentrations reaching the VERY UNHEALTHY range.
Sensitive groups, such as people with lung disease (including asthma), heart disease, and children and older adults, should limit prolonged or heavy exertion.
Reduce or eliminate activities that contribute to air pollution, such as outdoor burning, and use of residential wood burning devices.
Reduce vehicle trips and vehicle idling as much as possible.
Keep windows closed overnight to prevent smoke from getting indoors and, if possible, run central air conditioning with MERV-13 or higher rated filters.
Second worst. Dubai was #1. So, at least we aren't the absolute worst. Yet.
To me, I smell fertilizer or chlorine. It's not just burnt plastic. It smells like walking into a hardware store that lets too much of its fertilizer hang out, or being near a pool.
It did smell a bit different today.
We have some people who tried to gaslight us into believing it was just wood, but A) that doesn't make sense, since chemicals and plastics would be caught up in the fires anyway and B) everyone in my area smells about the same thing.
None of us can quite put our fingers on it. All of us agree it stinks of some form of chemicals, we just aren't able to agree on which kind.
Visibility is also fairly poor. For those in the back who thinks that the fires aren't happening for some reason.
Tuesday afternoon it smelled like farmers were out spraying. We have a wheat field right behind us that they’re waiting to harvest and thought they went and sprayed it to hurry up the process. Chickens have slowed down laying this week as well
You should take a whiff of Kabul in the winter.
Sun was red Tues at dead and company show deercreek
It smells like gary indiana in August in ohio
DC area is code red today for air quality fwiw. Lot of air comms going on. “I can’t breathe! I’m not fat my momma says I’m big boned!” Cartman voice
I would get some extra filters. When we had the big fires out here on the west coast a couple of years ago, I had just done the change of the filters as we were going into the fall and the heat was coming on in the morning. I was astonished at how it looked after everything cleared up - it looked like it had been there all winter and it had been maybe a week.
I live in south east Michigan. The haze is low and obvious. But nobody that I know personally has smelled anything. Not smoke nor plastic. I havent been out this morning and today is supposed to be worse than the last two days. Ill update this post if I notice anything is different today.
I live in southeast MI also. I walked outside 3 days ago and smelled the smoke immediately. I noticed the fog and started looking around for the source of the smoke. I didn't see anything. Jumped in my truck drove to the gas station 3 miles away and the fog was everywhere. I knew instantly it was from the fires in Canada.
I then drove to work and was talking about with other coworkers, and they just thought it was fog. They didn't smell anything either.
Damn how many Michigan anons do we have? I don't smell anything either.
Me too…. Macomb
Southwest MI. Same, went out early a few days ago and the fog and smell was very obvious. To me, it smelled like a campfire and some construction is nearby so I wondered at first if someone was doing a burn related to that but sure enough, Canada fires. Quality very unhealthy.
Same experience as you just havent smelled anything yet.
NO coinkidinks..
We're from NW Indiana but just visited Frankenmuth (MI). On Tuesday, haze with light smoke scent there that the three of us visiting could smell immediately upon getting out of our vehicle.
Damn, I read it could be like that all summer as well.
I hope they get this straightened out sooner than later..