Tuesday, August 25, 2020

there's something in the air (besides covid)

I am paying attention to a new thing here in the Uzbek capital: air quality index (AQI) which is data published by the U.S. Embassy Tashkent. When I stepped outside for a lunch time walk, the air had a low laying haze and an AQI of 159, literally topping today's worldwide ranking for cities. I thought something was off today when I couldn't breathe through my nose and the grit clouded my eyes.

Side note: I didn't think it was possible to injure myself with nasal spray, but I did. I guess was so excited to moisturize my nasal passages after our walk that I pinched my lip in the nozzle and ripped off some skin like I was some sort of snort-hound. My own daughter shook her head when she saw my bloody lip. For shame.

https://www.iqair.com


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