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Delarage

(2,671 posts) Fri Jul 17, 2026, 07:05 PM 13 hrs ago

For those in the smoke, how are you coping? [View all]

AQI is bad here in Delaware, so I've stayed inside the last two days. I have an IQair HEPA filter that I use to keep the indoor air as clean as possible. Playing a lot with our dog to keep her healthy/happy. It's also forcing me to continue my cleaning/organizing 🤷‍♂️. Hopefully the impending storms will help!

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For those in the smoke, how are you coping? [View all] Delarage 13 hrs ago OP

Chicago AQI Is Now 66 ProfessorGAC 13 hrs ago #1

That's great! Delarage 13 hrs ago #2

The rain helped. Morbius 10 hrs ago #17

It's better today, but yesterday was terrible. I went out for only a short time Ocelot II 13 hrs ago #3

I have some N95s Delarage 13 hrs ago #4

Going out only when absolutely necessary. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #5

AQI in Spokane Washington right now is 270 or 280, so "very unhealthy". Very hazy and strong smell of smoke. FadedMullet 13 hrs ago #6

Talked with my sister in Ann Arbor. Biophilic 13 hrs ago #7

Smoke was bad at dawn at the moment the sky looks blue and the sun is bright 31j20b3 13 hrs ago #8

This morning the AQI was 327 here in Steubenville Ohio now 311. The smoke burns my eyes. On top of that doc03 13 hrs ago #9

It is around 200 on the AQI index in NE MN. All the decent furnance filters are sold out and masks gone everywhere. waterwatcher123 12 hrs ago #10

This morning we were over 400 in NE Wisconsin. It's 155 now and is a relief. Greybnk48 12 hrs ago #11

I feel bad for my dog Delarage 12 hrs ago #15

We're (NYC) lucky right now after 4 days of nasty smoke.... electric_blue68 12 hrs ago #12

The Dayton (Oh) area recorded a 451 this afternoon, setting a new record for us. Xavier Breath 12 hrs ago #13

Eek Delarage 12 hrs ago #14

Here in NYC (Manhattan) better than yesterday Golden Raisin 11 hrs ago #16

It was definitely better today in upstate NY, but I got an air quality notification for tonight until 12:30am. I had the Raftergirl 10 hrs ago #18

It's getting better here in southwestern Ontario. Jedi Guy 10 hrs ago #19

The day it hit me in mid-Michigan, I had opened most of my windows, Jack Valentino 9 hrs ago #20