Agricultural burning impacting Lincoln air quality

Current agricultural burning in Kansas and Oklahoma for the management of prairie and rangelands may affect the air quality in Nebraska.

Nebraska’s current air quality index level is moderate, according to the Nebraska Department of Heath and Human Services. That means unusually sensitive groups should consider limiting prolonged or heavy exertion. 

Advisories help citizens protect their health by alerting them to days where outdoor activities should be reduced or avoided to minimize exposure to smoke.

Advisories are based on data provided by the state of Kansas, smoke plume modeling, and from air quality monitors that are located in Beatrice, Lincoln, and Omaha.

The following Air Quality Index (AQI) is used. This AQI is used nationally. For an hourly update on air quality across Nebraska visit https://www.airnow.gov.