Calamity

This page covers the event recorded here on 2026-08-11. A later event has since been recorded at the same location. See the current event at this location.

MediumAir QualityCalamity Score: 40

Air Quality near Guangzhou

ChinaWorld Air Quality Index

Right now

The most recent data we hold from World Air Quality Index arrived 25 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.

One other detection within 20 km in the last 24 hours, 16 km from here.

Reported by World Air Quality Index 27 days ago.

It is the 8th strongest of the 21 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 19 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 7 August 2026. 2 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 154 (Unhealthy) at 荔湾芳村, (广州市荔湾芳村)

The air quality index read 154 (Unhealthy) at the 荔湾芳村, (广州市荔湾芳村) station.

An estimated 810,947 people live within 5 km of this point.

Nearby, since 19 March 2026

How we know

One source: World Air Quality Index. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.

Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 60 % confidence.

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

Computed under scoring rules v1. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.

Event Data

TypeAir Quality
SeverityMedium
Calamity Score (ours)40 / 100
Our confidence60%
Coordinates23.0800, 113.2358
Nearest CityGuangzhou (5 km)
Population Exposed810.9K within 5 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-11T20:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@14260

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Aqi154
AqiCategoryUnhealthy
StationName荔湾芳村, (广州市荔湾芳村)
StationUid14260

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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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 40/100, near Guangzhou (China), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.