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AQI Alerts

Get email alerts when AQI is unhealthy near you.

Background

This val uses nominatim's geocoder to get your lat, lon, and air quality data from OpenAQ. It uses EPA's NowCast AQI Index calculation and severity levels. Learn more: https://www.val.town/v/stevekrouse.easyAQI

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import { email } from "https://esm.town/v/std/email?v=9";
import { easyAQI } from "https://esm.town/v/stevekrouse/easyAQI?v=5";
export async function aqi(interval: Interval) {
const location = "lefkada greece"; // <-- change to place, city, or zip code
const data = await easyAQI({ location });
if (!interval.lastRunAt) {
email({
text:
`You will now get Air Quality alerts for ${location} if it's unhealthy. It is now ${data.aqi} which is ${data.severity}.`,
subject: `AQI Alerts for ${location} setup!`,
});
}
if (data.severity.includes("Unhealthy")) {
email({
text: "Air Quality: " + data.severity,
subject: `AQI in ${location} is ${data.aqi}`,
});
}
}
August 29, 2024