# Fire and Smoke Map

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## Timeline

- **2026-07-20**: Syndicated feature published — KRFO Radio and Y105FM published the five-app recommendation feature on air quality tools.
- **2026-07-19**: Cabin group adopts air quality apps — After a weekend monitoring conditions, the author and friends each had an air quality app installed by their Sunday departure.
- **2026-07-16**: Minnesota records world's worst air quality — For a few hours Thursday afternoon, a portion of Minnesota had the worst air quality in the world among major cities; Northern Minnesota's AQI surpassed 1,100.

## Recent coverage (2 stories, network-wide)

### AQI Hits 1,100 in Minnesota: Air Quality Apps Become Health Shields
2026-08-12 18:04:52 · Sector: health · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

With Northern Minnesota's AQI exceeding 1,100 in July 2026 — more than triple the EPA's 301 'hazardous' threshold — millions faced emergency-level air quality. Consumer tools like AirNow and IQAir are emerging as frontline health-protection apps, translating regulatory-grade and sensor data into actionable guidance for at-risk populations.
Full story: https://gethealthbrief.com/story/health-air-quality-apps-aqi-1100-health-shields

### Minnesota Hits 1,100+ AQI as Wildfire Smoke Forces Air-Quality App Boom
2026-08-12 18:04:44 · Sector: climate · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A July 2026 wildfire smoke event pushed Northern Minnesota's AQI past 1,100, briefly ranking the region as the worst air quality on Earth. The episode accelerated adoption of consumer air quality tools such as EPA's AirNow and IQAir, underscoring how real-time environmental monitoring is becoming essential climate adaptation infrastructure.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/climate-wildfire-smoke-minnesota-aqi-1100-apps

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