# AirNow

Type: Product

Source: Climate Intelligence Brief — https://getclimatebrief.com/entity/airnow
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## Timeline

- **2026-07-20**: Syndicated feature published — KRFO Radio and Y105FM published the five-app recommendation feature on air quality tools.
- **2026-07-19**: Cabin group adopts air quality apps — After a weekend monitoring conditions, the author and friends each had an air quality app installed by their Sunday departure.
- **2026-07-16**: Minnesota records world's worst air quality — For a few hours Thursday afternoon, a portion of Minnesota had the worst air quality in the world among major cities; Northern Minnesota's AQI surpassed 1,100.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Minnesota Hits 1,100+ AQI as Wildfire Smoke Forces Air-Quality App Boom
2026-08-12 18:04:44 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A July 2026 wildfire smoke event pushed Northern Minnesota's AQI past 1,100, briefly ranking the region as the worst air quality on Earth. The episode accelerated adoption of consumer air quality tools such as EPA's AirNow and IQAir, underscoring how real-time environmental monitoring is becoming essential climate adaptation infrastructure.
Full story: https://getclimatebrief.com/story/climate-wildfire-smoke-minnesota-aqi-1100-apps

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