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Live readout · Observed —

Most people: normal plans; sensitive lungs watch symptoms

Scranton is breathing 2.9 cigarettes a week

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If this became your normal for years, heart and lung risk would measurably rise.

9.2
PM2.5 µg/m³
51
US AQI
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Scranton Low smoke · AQI 0–50 Some pollution · AQI 51–100 Unhealthy (sensitive) · AQI 101–150 Unhealthy+ · AQI 151+
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Stroudsburg
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#1StroudsburgLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Walkable Poconos gateway town with a full main street of lodging and quick access to higher mountain air.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Bushkill
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#2BushkillLow smoke · AQI 0Checking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 0 µg/m³

Poconos hamlet by the Delaware Water Gap's waterfalls, a forested base with cabins and motor lodges.

100% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0/22 × 7 = 0 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

9.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

100% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Livingston Manor
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#3Livingston ManorLow smoke · AQI 4Checking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.8 µg/m³

Catskills fly-fishing hamlet on the Willowemoc Creek, a low-key mountain base with cabins and a revived main street.

91% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.8 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.8/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

91% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Milford
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#4MilfordLow smoke · AQI 12Checking road routesaves 2.3 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 2.1 µg/m³

Poconos plateau town above the upper Delaware, with historic inns and cool, elevated air near the New York line.

77% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 2.1 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 2.1/22 × 7 = 0.7 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

77% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Eagles Mere
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#5Eagles MereLow smoke · AQI 36Checking road routesaves 0.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 6.5 µg/m³

High-elevation Endless Mountains village around a spring-fed lake, a historic summer-cottage retreat.

29% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 6.5 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 6.5/22 × 7 = 2.1 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

2.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

29% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Jim Thorpe
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#6Jim ThorpeLow smoke · AQI 44Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³

Victorian mountain town in the Lehigh Gorge, a walkable Poconos base with inns and cool upland air.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 7.9 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.9/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
14% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Allentown
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#7AllentownLow smoke · AQI 44Checking road routesaves 0.4 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 7.9 µg/m³

A major Pennsylvania city with broad lodging options and live air-quality readings for comparison when smoke shifts across the region.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 7.9 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 7.9/22 × 7 = 2.5 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
14% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
White Haven
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#8White HavenSome particle pollution · AQI 51Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 9.1 µg/m³

Small Poconos-edge town on the Lehigh River gorge, with cabins and rafting-country lodging.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.1 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.1/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
1% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Hawley
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#9HawleySome particle pollution · AQI 51Checking road route

Pennsylvania· PM2.5 9.2 µg/m³

Gateway to Lake Wallenpaupack in the northern Poconos, with open-lake air and a small stock of inns.

About the same air — still smoky.

PM2.5 is 9.2 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
0% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Pittston
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#10PittstonParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Mount Cobb
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#11Mount CobbParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Still smoky
Archbald
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#12ArchbaldParticle data unavailableChecking road routesaves 2.9 cigs/wk

Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania community with a cached air reading available when it appears in a nearby escape search.

Air comparison pending.

Air comparison pendingChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Geneva
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#13GenevaLow smoke · AQI 4Checking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.8 µg/m³

Lakefront small city at the head of Seneca Lake, a wine-country base with historic hotels and open-water exposure.

91% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.8 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.8/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.4 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

91% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Phoenicia
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#14PhoeniciaLow smoke · AQI 5Checking road routesaves 2.6 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.9 µg/m³

Catskills hamlet tucked in the Esopus valley beneath high peaks, a small mountain base with cabins and lodges.

90% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.9 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.9/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

90% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Penn Yan
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#15Penn YanLow smoke · AQI 6Checking road routesaves 2.6 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1 µg/m³

Village at the north end of Keuka Lake in the Finger Lakes, with lakefront inns and open-water air.

89% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1/22 × 7 = 0.3 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.2 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

89% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Woodstock
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#16WoodstockLow smoke · AQI 7Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

Catskills arts colony in the mountains' eastern foothills, with a walkable village of inns and lodges and higher-elevation air.

86% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

86% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Kingston
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#17KingstonLow smoke · AQI 7Checking road routesaves 2.5 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 1.3 µg/m³

Historic Hudson River port and Catskills gateway, a small city with a restored waterfront and a broad lodging base.

86% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 1.3 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 1.3/22 × 7 = 0.4 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

7.9 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

86% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Old Forge
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#18Old ForgeLow smoke · AQI 3Checking road routesaves 2.8 cigs/wk

New York· PM2.5 0.5 µg/m³

Western Adirondacks gateway on the Fulton Chain of Lakes, deep in the park's forested interior with cabins and motels.

95% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.5 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.5/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

95% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Mattawa
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#19MattawaLow smoke · AQI 3Checking road routesaves 2.8 cigs/wk

Ontario· PM2.5 0.5 µg/m³

Historic voyageur town where the Mattawa meets the Ottawa River, between two provincial parks.

95% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.5 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.5/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.7 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

95% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:12 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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Coaticook
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#20CoaticookLow smoke · AQI 3Checking road routesaves 2.7 cigs/wk

Quebec· PM2.5 0.6 µg/m³

Eastern Townships valley town near the Vermont border, a gorge-and-farm-country base with inns.

93% cleaner than home — pack the car.

PM2.5 is 0.6 µg/m³ here vs 9.2 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at these levels: 0.6/22 × 7 = 0.2 here; 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 at home.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

8.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Scranton right now

93% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 22, 10:27 a.m. EDT

PM2.5 is modelled for this town — no monitoring station is close enough for a live AQHI.

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What this means · Scranton

Phew.

2.9cigarettes

per week, if this air holds

Act two · The scale

Where today lands

From a crisp horizon to smoke you can taste — here’s your reading on it.

9.2 µg/m³
CrispSome smokeHeavy smoke

Act three · The ladder

What each rung feels like

  • 0–3µg/m³Natural air. About as clean as outdoor air realistically gets.
  • 3–5µg/m³Exceptionally clean. Crisp, destination-worthy air.
  • 5–9µg/m³Good, not pristine. Clean city air; most people will not notice anything today.
  • 9–15µg/m³Elevated. Usually no big deal today; sensitive lungs may notice hard exercise.
  • 15–35µg/m³Polluted. Smoke or traffic pollution is now worth acting on.
  • 35–55µg/m³Unhealthy for sensitive. Symptoms become more likely, especially with asthma or heart disease.
  • 55+µg/m³Unhealthy. Everyone should reduce exposure and clean the indoor air.

Act four · The fine print

The receipts

What is PM2.5?

Fine particles about 30× thinner than a human hair — small enough to slip through your lungs and into your bloodstream. We measure them inµg/m³: micrograms of particle mass in a cubic metre of air.

The math

PM2.5 here is 9.2 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.A week at this level: 9.2/22 × 7 = 2.9 cigarettes.A long-term health-risk equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
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