So with everyone's help; I'm not going to die. I was pretty sure of that, sorry if I mislead anyone! I still question why everyone seems to underestimate the problem in general:
Thanks - I should have compared it - you're right; so here's my research:
Current index in Melbourne: 17 (Average 13 Micrograms per Square meter - it's currently "high" for us)
Dandenong: 34
I'm not sure that counts much against: 845
http://www.melbournetimesweekly.com.au/story/1231580/beijings-crazy-air-day/
A Lancet study published last month said a record 3.2m people died worldwide from air pollution in 2010, four times the number a decade earlier, with 1.2 million of those deaths in East Asia.
This ranked pollution for the first time in the world's top 10 list of killer diseases, mostly because of vehicle exhaust.
I wonder what scale "bad air" comes under if our own definition of acceptable, is double digits? 100? 200? Maybe 400 - then double that.
:eek:Wake up and smell the smog:eek: