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Tulsa (you are here) Low smoke Some particle pollution Unhealthy (sensitive) Unhealthy+ Nearby model sample

Lincoln

#1

Checking road routeNebraskaLow smoke/ PM2.5 2.5 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 2.5 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 2.5/22 × 0.5 = 0.1 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 12.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

83% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

Nebraska capital with broad lodging options a short drive southwest of Omaha.

Manhattan

#2

Checking road routeKansasLow smoke/ PM2.5 2.7 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 2.7 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 2.7/22 × 0.5 = 0.1 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 12.1 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

82% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

Flint Hills college town with lodging northeast of Wichita and west of Kansas City.

Omaha

#3

Checking road routeNebraskaLow smoke/ PM2.5 3.5 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 3.5 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 3.5/22 × 0.5 = 0.1 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 11.3 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

76% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Kansas City

#4

Checking road routeMissouriLow smoke/ PM2.5 5 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 5 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 5/22 × 0.5 = 0.1 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 9.8 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

66% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Wichita

#5

Checking road routeKansasLow smoke/ PM2.5 6.2 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 6.2 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 6.2/22 × 0.5 = 0.1 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

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

58% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

St. Louis

#6

Checking road routeMissouriLow smoke/ PM2.5 7.2 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 7.2 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 7.2/22 × 0.5 = 0.2 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 7.6 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

51% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Lake Ozark

#7

Checking road routeMissouriSome particle pollution/ PM2.5 12.3 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 12.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 12.3/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▼ 2.5 µg/m³ less fine-particle pollution than Tulsa right now

17% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

Resort hub on the Lake of the Ozarks with a large stock of waterfront hotels and rentals.

Oklahoma City

#8

Checking road routeOklahomaSome particle pollution/ PM2.5 12.9 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 12.9 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 12.9/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
13% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Memphis

#9

Checking road routeTennesseeSome particle pollution/ PM2.5 13.4 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 13.4 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 13.4/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →
9% cleaner airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Fort Worth

#10

Checking road routeTexasSome particle pollution/ PM2.5 19.3 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 19.3 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 19.3/22 × 0.5 = 0.4 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▲ Air is currently worse here than in Tulsa

30% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

Dallas

#11

Checking road routeTexasSome particle pollution/ PM2.5 20.4 µg/m³

PM2.5 is 20.4 µg/m³ here vs 14.8 back home.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h out ≈ 20.4/22 × 0.5 = 0.5 here; 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 at home.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

▲ Air is currently worse here than in Tulsa

38% worse airChecking trip easeChecking nearby staysChecking today's weather

Observed Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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

14.8 µg/m³PM2.5 in Tulsa right now
Some particle pollutionLatest observation Jul 18, 5:00 p.m. EDT

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Air quality · Tulsa

Phew. Twelve hours out here is roughlyPM2.5 here is 14.8 µg/m³.Berkeley Earth: 22 µg/m³ for 24 h ≈ 1 cigarette.12 h outside ≈ 14.8/22 × 0.5 = 0.3 cigarettes.A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking.See how we work it out →

That is the fine-particle pollution you'd breathe standing outside all day inTulsa right now, turned into a number your body already understands.

A health-impact equivalence, not literal smoking: Berkeley Earth puts a full day at 22 µg/m³ of PM2.5 at about one cigarette.How we work this out

Why live rankings?

Smoke plumes are patchy and move with changing winds, terrain and weather. Nearby lakefront, coastal and higher-elevation places can be much clearer than Tulsa, but no direction is reliably cleaner. That is why this list is recalculated from live PM2.5 readings every hour instead of publishing a fixed escape route. If everything within three hours is smoky, the rankings will say so. Sometimes the honest answer is to stay inside with a filter running.

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