My city makes me smoke 40 cigarettes per day

In plain words

This open-source tool converts real-time air quality index readings into relatable health metrics, showing users how many cigarettes worth of pollution they're breathing daily and how many hours of life expectancy they're losing. Designed for people living in high-pollution areas like Delhi, it uses location-based tracking to display personalized data. The tool aims to combat misconceptions about pollution immunity by translating abstract numbers into visceral, understandable terms that motivate awareness and action.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

From the sources

⚠️ See how toxic air is affecting your family's health right now. See immediate impacts on children's development and elderly health. Act now to protect your loved ones.

Our bodies don't develop immunity to air pollution. Continuous exposure leads to healthfrom air.nmn.gl

In the maker’s words, at launch

My city is dying and no one cares. I live in Delhi and it recently hit AQI 1000 - equivalent to smoking 40+ cigarettes daily. Yet people around me still believe you can "build immunity" to air pollution. Frustrated by this dangerous misconception, I built an open-source tool that translates abstract AQI numbers into…

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