Air quality in Novosibirsk dropped to the lowest possible level

The deterioration of air quality in Novosibirsk by 9:30, April 18, is estimated at 10 out of 10 possible points. Relevant information is available on the website of the service for tracking air quality in cities airvoice.io. According to the portal, air quality in the regional center fell to its lowest point at 19:00 on April 17. Experts do not recommend going outside.

At the time of writing, the most unfavorable situation was observed in the Central and Kirov regions of Novosibirsk (10 points). Slightly better in the Kalininsky and Pervomaisky districts of the city (8 and 7 points).

The website of the West Siberian Hydrometeorological Center does not contain information on the excess of the MPC of hazardous substances in the air. However, residents report haze in the air.

According to weather forecasters, on April 18, a high fire hazard (class 4) is expected in the Novosibirsk region. The region is mostly rainless.

On the map of fires, on the service Fires.ru, it is clear that at the time of writing the material around Novosibirsk there are no active natural fires. Fires were recorded in the western part of the Novosibirsk region: near Kargat, Barabinsk, Kuibyshev, Severny, Kyshtovka, Tatarsk, Ust-Tarka, Chanov.

On April 17, the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Novosibirsk Region reported that 400 natural fires were eliminated in the region in a day.

“Due to gross violations of fire safety rules, both in the local area and garden plots, and outside settlements, fires occur, which pose a great threat to settlements, economic facilities and forests,” the department said.

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