Pollution and Breathing

The pollution has reached a very high level recently.  The official weather and air quality site for the country is very clever. You have to choose a city from a drop down menu to see what the reading is.  You do that, and then it returns to the same page. You keep choosing a city, and it keeps taking you back.  Now that is a very wise way to avoid the question. Must be that collective culture thing. Everyone saves face when you don't upset them with bad news.

Singapore has wisely closed schools due to the air quality there. We wont do that. The thick air is a way of covering the stench from the open sewers.  It works. I have not smelled any foul odors on the way to work recently.

The pollution index where I am is at a reading of 155.  A reading of 100 is considered serious pollution.

According to this chart we are not really in a serious problem. We are only in the red zone.

Air Quality Index (AQI) Values	Levels of Health Concern	Colors
When the AQI is in this range:	..air quality conditions are:	...as symbolized by this color:
0-50	Good	Green
51-100	Moderate	Yellow
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	Orange
151 to 200	Unhealthy	Red
201 to 300	Very Unhealthy	Purple
301 to 500	Hazardous	Maroon