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What Is AQI? A Guide to Air Quality Index

Discover what AQI is, how it measures air pollution, its impact on health, and tips to stay safe and protect yourself in different air quality conditions.
Arpan Ghosh
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Arpan Ghosh
What Is AQI? A Guide to Air Quality Index

What Is AQI?

No, it is not the Spanish word for “here”. But if you really have no idea what AQI means, first, come out of whatever rock you’ve been living under, and second, read this blog carefully from the start to the end.

If you live in Delhi and suddenly you wake up to see a thick veil of smoke outside, congratulations! Winter is here. Nature is simply throwing back all the pollution you have subjected it to during the rest of the year. We know how powerless we are when nature flexes, so all we can do is measure its severity. Just like we have the Richter Scale for earthquakes, the AQI or Air Quality Index, is a measurement that tells you how deep a grave we’ve dug for ourselves.