Denver ranks as worst air quality in the United States today

IQAir, which lists the air quality in cities across the world, currently ranks Denver has having the worst air quality in the entire United States.

Currently listing Denver as having an 89 AQI score which places it in the Moderate range, it ranks 16th in the world.

For reference, the top 3 cities are Jakarta, Indonesia (168 AQI), Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (158 AQI) and Addis Adaba, Ethiopa (151 AQI) and all 3 cities currently sit in the “Unhealthy range” of 151-200.

Colorado’s Department of Public Health & Environment currently has a Ozone Action Day Alert throughout the day from Douglas County north to Larimer and Weld counties.

The bad air quality stems from several fires effecting Colorado including the Aspen Acres fire which has grown to over 91,000 acres, on top of high heat and stagnant weather.