Calamity

This page covers the event recorded here on 2026-08-26. 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 Chengdu

ChinaWorld Air Quality Index

Reported by World Air Quality Index 6 days ago.

It is the strongest of the 7 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 7 July 2026. The last comparable one was on 24 August 2026.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 151 (Unhealthy) at Dàshí xī lù, Chengdu (成都大石西路)

The air quality index read 151 (Unhealthy) at the Dàshí xī lù, Chengdu (成都大石西路) station.

An estimated 699,054 people live within 5 km of this point.

Nearby, since 7 July 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including World Air Quality Index.

Our own score for this event is 40 out of 100, at 67 % confidence.

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

Event Data

TypeAir quality
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)40 / 100
Our confidence67%
Coordinates30.6564, 104.0239
Nearest CityChengdu (5 km)
Population Exposed699.1K within 5 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-26T17:00:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@8319

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
85
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Aqi151
AqiCategoryUnhealthy
StationNameDàshí xī lù, Chengdu (成都大石西路)
StationUid8319
Openmeteo Aq Pm25107.8
Openmeteo Aq Pm10108.3
Openmeteo Aq UsAqi172
Openmeteo Aq AqiCategoryUnhealthy
Openmeteo Aq CityChengdu
Openmeteo Aq CountryChina
MergedSources[{"id":"openmeteo_aq_chengdu","source":"openmeteo_aq","severity":"medium","severityValue":46.6,"timestamp":1787756400000,"latitude":30.6,"longitude":104.1}]

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 40/100, near Chengdu (China), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.