Beyond the Numbers: Ethan Brooke on Transparent Air Quality Monitoring
The Local Haze blog welcomes Ethan Brooke, the publisher of The Air Quality Index newsletter, where he rigorously evaluates sensors and smart home air technology
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Citizen Science and the Future of Air Quality Monitoring
The Local Haze blog welcomes Dr. Ruaraidh Dobson, an air quality and health data specialist who focuses on evidence-based approaches to understanding, communicating, and improving air quality.
The Local Haze Apple Watch app will soon be available for beta release!
Local Haze is an iPhone app that crowdsources over 32,000 air quality sensors across six continents. We are excited to announce that our upcoming release will include an Apple Watch app in the existing “all functionality” subscription. If you would like to participate in a beta release of Local Haze, including Watch support, you will… Read More »The Local Haze Apple Watch app will soon be available for beta release!
Air quality data from United States Embassies is no longer available
The Local Haze team regrets to announce that air quality data from United States Embassies is no longer available. For years, our work on the Local Haze has relied on accurate, real-time air quality data from the US Department of State measured at US Embassies worldwide. The shutdown of this program is a blow to… Read More »Air quality data from United States Embassies is no longer available
Around the World in 80 Air Quality Sensors – Stop #7: Nairobi
We are taking a worldwide tour highlighting 80 AQI sensors around the globe, checking out how citizen scientists and air quality enthusiasts are monitoring their local air quality. On stop #7 we are checking out the air quality in Nairobi, Kenya!
Adding a Local Haze widget
Local Haze has a new release with support for adding widgets to your iPhone Home Screen!
An environmental engineer’s thoughts on air quality
For the Local Haze Blog we interviewed Sarah Simon, a Boston-based environmental engineer, author, and former Deputy Director of the Air Quality Division at the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection. Sarah is the author of the book “Protecting Clean Air: Preventing Pollution” (published by Momentum Press in 2017)
Seeing the Air We Breathe, an interview with artist Christina Battle
For the Local Haze Blog we interviewed Christina Battle, the artist behind the exhibit “the air we breathe” at Gallery 44, Centre for Contemporary Photography in Toronto.