Detroit ranked as having the worst air quality in the world -- see interactive map

DETROIT – Detroit has been ranked as having the worst air quality in the world on Thursday after Canadian wildfire smoke blanketed Michigan.

Here’s the list of the top five cities with the worst air quality, as of 11 a.m. on July 16, according to IQAir:

1. Detroit, USA
2. Toronto, Canada
3. Minneapolis, USA
4. Chicago, USA
5. Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Here’s the AQI+ US legend:

According to IQAir, as of 11:30 a.m. on July 16, Detroit ranks at 724.

AirNow also ranks the Metro Detroit area as having hazardous air quality.

Click here to see an interactive map of the state’s air quality by AirNow.