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January, 2007 (Revised) – Air Quality Index (AQI) educational toolkit for weathercasters now available.
By providing Air Quality Index forecasts and reports during your weathercast, you can help millions of people protect their health. The links below will take you to documents and tools to assist as you provide this important air quality information to your viewers
| Link |
Description |
AIRNow Fact Sheet
(313KB, 4 pp., PDF) |
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AIRNow Mapping Fact Sheet
(319KB, 2pp., PDF) |
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| Year-Round AQI Forecasts Fact Sheet |
Factual overview |
| AQI At-A-Glance Messages |
Color coded chart for quick reference |
Air Quality Guide for Particle Pollution
Also available
in PDF format. (65KB, 2pp., PDF) |
Background fact sheet about particles |
| AQI- A Guide to Air Quality and Your Health (629KB, 12pp. PDF) |
Background booklet on air quality and health issues |
| Talking Points for Meteorologists |
Talking points on the expanded AQI forecasts for your viewers |
| Tips on How to Introduce Year-Round AQI Forecasts to Your Viewers |
Suggestions for introducing AQI to your viewers |
| Myths and Facts |
About the AQI, particles and ozone |
| PSA Scripts(29KB, 5pp., PDF) |
|
| Real-time AQI animations for ozone |
Ozone and Particles(2.5) maps are available on a national basis |
| Powerpoint Slides |
| About
Particles (1.7MB PPT) |
Overview about particles |
A New Way to Look at the Atmosphere (6.2MB PPT)
twc-6-25AMCD.mpeg (8.2MB MPG)
WDBJ-6-24_rev.mpg (9.1MB MPG)
These files are linked to the above presentation and should be downloaded
into the same directory. They are also bundled and available for download
in ZIP format. (21.8MB ZIP) |
Expanded Air Quality Index - American Meteorological Society presentation
(8/11/03) |
AIRNow and the AQI
(16 MB PPT) |
National Weather Association presentation (10/17/04) |
| Additional Reference Material |
| Ozone Air Quality Guide |
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| Ozone and Your Health |
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| Smoke from Fires and Your Health |
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| Ozone: Good Up High, Bad Nearby |
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| Smog, Who Does it Hurt? |
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| Particles and Your Health |
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Windows
Media Player; Real Player;
Apple Quicktime
This page was last updated on
Monday, August 30, 2010
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