Calamity
criticalAir qualityCalamity Score: 7

Air quality near Sofia

BulgariaWorld Air Quality Index

Reported by World Air Quality Index today.

The last comparable one was on 29 August 2026.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 500 (Hazardous) at Kikish_Hut

The air quality index read 500 (Hazardous) at the Kikish_Hut station.

Nearby, since 14 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 5 independent sources, including World Air Quality Index.

Our own score for this event is 7 out of 100, at 52 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeAir quality
Severitycritical
Calamity Score (ours)7 / 100
Our confidence52%
Coordinates42.6190, 23.2825
Nearest CitySofia (10 km)
Impact Tierminor
Timestamp2026-08-31T19:02:03.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@-576223

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
0
population
0
cascading
8
historical

Technical Details

Aqi500
AqiCategoryHazardous
StationNameKikish_Hut
StationUid-576223
Sensor Community Pm25Max999.9
Sensor Community Pm25Avg999.9
Sensor Community SensorCount1
Sensor Community AqiCategoryHazardous
Sensor Community ClusterKey42.9_23.4
MergedSources[{"id":"sensor_community_42.8_23.3","source":"sensor_community","severity":"high","severityValue":67.089,"timestamp":1788195875000,"latitude":42.804,"longitude":23.342},{"id":"sensor_community_42.7_23.3","source":"sensor_community","severity":"critical","severityValue":92.706,"timestamp":1788195901000,"latitude":42.726,"longitude":23.342},{"id":"sensor_community_42.6_23.3","source":"sensor_community","severity":"critical","severityValue":98.998,"timestamp":1788195900000,"latitude":42.642,"longitude":23.31},{"id":"sensor_community_42.9_23.4","source":"sensor_community","severity":"critical","severityValue":98.998,"timestamp":1788195866000,"latitude":42.864,"longitude":23.36}]

Safety Information

When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.

Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 7/100, near Sofia (Bulgaria), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 188 scientific monitoring sources.