The Air We Breathe

This past summer and fall smoke was almost a constant companion here. Breathing was hard. Air quality was compromised and much illness happened. For us, it was a shock as we live where the air quality is typically great year round. It did make me wonder a bit about those who live in cities and have to deal with air quality issues all the time.

You know that when I start to wonder I wander.  Although this is not the most update list, it was the most updated list I could find of the cities in the United States that had the worst air quality year round.  I found it very interesting and now I am going to try and learn more about those cities and what causes those kind of issues. 

Charleston, West Virginia 

Rome, Georgia

Raleigh, North Carolina 

Milwaukee, Wisconsin 

Columbus, Ohio

Chattanooga, Tennessee

Atlanta, Georgia

Baltimore, Maryland 

Youngstown, Ohio 

South Bend, Indiana 

Missoula, Montana

Hattiesburg, Mississippi 

Terre Haute, Indiana 

San Diego, California 

New York, New York

Owensboro, Kentucky

Dallas, Texas 

Columbus, Georgia

Medford, Oregon 

Kansas City, Missouri 

Shreveport, Louisiana 

Macon, Georgia

Evansville, Indiana 

Phoenix, Arizona 

El Paso, Texas 

Little Rock, Arkansas

Wheeling, West Virginia 

Fairbanks, Alaska 

Birmingham, Alabama 

Erie, Pennsylvania 

Detroit, Michigan

Johnstown, Pennsylvania 

Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Houston, Texas 

San Luis Obispo, California 

Altoona, Pennsylvania

Cincinnati, Ohio

Indianapolis, Indiana 

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Cleveland, Ohio 

Louisville, Kentucky 

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

San Francisco, California 

Modesto, California

El Centro, California

Los Angeles, California

Fresno, California

Visalia, California

Bakersfield, California