Air Quality near Emalahleni
Right now
The most recent data we hold from World Air Quality Index arrived 18 minutes ago, and this point is in it.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
Reported by World Air Quality Index today.
It is the strongest of the 6 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 23 June 2026. The last comparable one was on 25 September 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 880 (Hazardous) at eMalahleni -MP Province, Nkangala, South Africa
The air quality index read 880 (Hazardous) at the eMalahleni -MP Province, Nkangala, South Africa station.
Urban PEI: 3,869 within a heuristic 5 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 23 June 2026
- September 25, 2026 · score 50 · 0.0 km
- September 18, 2026 · score 44 · 0.0 km
- September 17, 2026 · score 50 · 0.0 km
How we know
One source: World Air Quality Index. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
Our own score for this event is 54 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v5. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Air Quality |
| Severity | Critical |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 54 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.68/1 |
| Coordinates | -25.9222, 29.2416 |
| Nearest City | Emalahleni (6 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 3.9K within 5 km |
| Impact Tier | minor |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-27T20:00:00.000Z |
| Source | https://aqicn.org/city/@14071 |
Physical priority index · v5. Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: waqi. Occurrence: 2026-09-27T20:00:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-27T19:07:14.672Z. Material modification: 2026-09-27T20:39:46.491Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2 retained revisions changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Aqi | 880 |
| AqiCategory | Hazardous |
| StationName | eMalahleni -MP Province, Nkangala, South Africa |
| StationUid | 14071 |
| Network | official |
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 8 March 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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