Calamity
criticalAir QualityCalamity Score: 26

Hazardous Air Quality (AQI 670)

5d agoUwajimaJapanSource: waqi

AQI 670 (Hazardous) at Tenjinmachi, Uwajima, Ehime, Japan (宇和島宇和島市)

Geographic Context

This air quality event occurred near Uwajima (approximately 1 km away) in Japan, an area that experiences a range of natural hazards. An estimated 40.5K people live within 5 km of the event location, placing this in the "significant" population impact tier.

Event Assessment

This event is a air quality event classified as critical severity. Calamity.live has classified it as "critical" severity with a severity value of 100. The computed Calamity Score is 26 out of 100, suggesting contained impact at this time. The primary scoring components are: historical (80), population (40), intensity (15). Data for this event was sourced from waqi, one of the 250 scientific monitoring sources aggregated by Calamity.live.

Regional Monitoring Context

Japan has a documented history of air quality events. Monitoring for air quality events in the region relies on a combination of ground-based sensors, satellite remote sensing, and official reporting from national agencies. The frequency and severity of such events are tracked over time to support risk assessment and emergency preparedness.

Event Data

TypeAir Quality
Severitycritical
Severity Value100
Calamity Score26 / 100
Confidence61%
Coordinates33.2277, 132.5705
Nearest CityUwajima (1 km)
Population Exposed40.5K within 5 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@4900

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
40
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Aqi670
AqiCategoryHazardous
StationNameTenjinmachi, Uwajima, Ehime, Japan (宇和島宇和島市)
StationUid4900

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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 26/100, near Uwajima (Japan), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 207 scientific monitoring sources.