City report · Kentucky, United States
Meads Air quality today
Air quality in Meads currently reads AQI 32 (Good): Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
AQI 32
Air quality right now
Good
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 5.7
- tree cover
- 70.7%
- trees in this area
- 222K
- more trees needed
- 0
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Ashland South, Cannonsburg, Kentucky, United States of America (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Sep 15, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Meads · AQI 32 (Good)
Meads's tree count comes to 222,111 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), already at or above the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Meads today: AQI 32, Good
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 12:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · FIVCO, 5.2 mi (8.4 km) away
Health signal
Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
PM2.5
5.7
PM10
—
NO₂
—
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirNow
- Outdoor exercise
- A good day to be active outside
- Windows
- Open them to air the house
- Mask
- Not needed
- Air purifier
- Not needed
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Meads's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 9 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 54 on Nov 6.
Where Meads stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Meads: Healthy tree cover
70.7% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
222,111
Target trees
222,111
More trees needed
0
CO₂ if planted / yr
0 kg
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Meads lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Meads has lost about 3,180 acres (1,290 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,250 acres (506 hectares) (39%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns.
2017: satellite photo from July 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 3 km east of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3,180 acres (1,290 ha)about 2,400 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 6.4%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,250 acres (506 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Forest loss is slowing down: about 94 acres (38 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, down from 166 acres (67 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. The worst year was 2019, when about 423 acres (171 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 158 acres (64 ha) | 50 acres (20 ha) | 208 acres (84 ha) |
| 2002 | 64 acres (26 ha) | 21 acres (8 ha) | 85 acres (34 ha) |
| 2003 | 29 acres (12 ha) | 34 acres (14 ha) | 63 acres (25 ha) |
| 2004 | 78 acres (32 ha) | 10 acres (4 ha) | 88 acres (36 ha) |
| 2005 | 102 acres (41 ha) | 61 acres (25 ha) | 163 acres (66 ha) |
| 2006 | 122 acres (49 ha) | 97 acres (39 ha) | 219 acres (89 ha) |
| 2007 | 97 acres (39 ha) | 212 acres (86 ha) | 309 acres (125 ha) |
| 2008 | 48 acres (20 ha) | 121 acres (49 ha) | 169 acres (69 ha) |
| 2009 | 19 acres (8 ha) | 15 acres (6 ha) | 34 acres (14 ha) |
| 2010 | 22 acres (9 ha) | 79 acres (32 ha) | 100 acres (41 ha) |
| 2011 | 11 acres (4 ha) | 46 acres (19 ha) | 57 acres (23 ha) |
| 2012 | 47 acres (19 ha) | 32 acres (13 ha) | 79 acres (32 ha) |
| 2013 | 15 acres (6 ha) | 75 acres (30 ha) | 90 acres (36 ha) |
| 2014 | 14 acres (6 ha) | 52 acres (21 ha) | 66 acres (27 ha) |
| 2015 | 32 acres (13 ha) | 119 acres (48 ha) | 150 acres (61 ha) |
| 2016 | 57 acres (23 ha) | 5 acres (2 ha) | 62 acres (25 ha) |
| 2017 | 31 acres (12 ha) | 61 acres (25 ha) | 92 acres (37 ha) |
| 2018 | 23 acres (9 ha) | 21 acres (8 ha) | 44 acres (18 ha) |
| 2019 | 11 acres (4 ha) | 412 acres (167 ha) | 423 acres (171 ha) |
| 2020 | 14 acres (6 ha) | 195 acres (79 ha) | 209 acres (85 ha) |
| 2021 | 70 acres (29 ha) | 58 acres (24 ha) | 128 acres (52 ha) |
| 2022 | 90 acres (37 ha) | 23 acres (9 ha) | 113 acres (46 ha) |
| 2023 | 48 acres (20 ha) | 9 acres (4 ha) | 58 acres (23 ha) |
| 2024 | 28 acres (11 ha) | 68 acres (28 ha) | 96 acres (39 ha) |
| 2025 | 20 acres (8 ha) | 57 acres (23 ha) | 77 acres (31 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Meads?
- Loggingcan grow back60% · 1,900 acres (767 ha)
- Towns and roadscleared for good27% · 862 acres (349 ha)
- Mining and energycleared for good8.7% · 277 acres (112 ha)
Also: farms, pasture and plantations, unknown causes.
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
Forest gained and lost, 2000–2020
- Forest in 2000
- 52,400 acres (21,200 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 53,200 acres (21,500 ha)
- Overall change
- +880 acres (356 ha)more forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Meads stayed about the same size, at about 53,200 acres (21,500 hectares): new forest grew on about 2,310 acres (936 hectares), and about 1,430 acres (579 hectares) were lost.
These 2000 and 2020 maps, from the University of Maryland, count any land with trees taller than 5 m as forest, including plantations and orchards. Forest that was cut or burned and had grown back by 2020 counts in both years, so the loss here is smaller than the yearly figures.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Forest gained and lost 2000–2020: Potapov et al. 2022, UMD GLAD Global Land Cover and Land Use Change, CC BY 4.0. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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What is the air quality (AQI) in Meads right now?
The latest reading for Meads shows an AQI of 32 (Good), measured Nov 11, 12:00 local time by the FIVCO ground monitoring station, 5.2 mi (8.4 km) away, via OpenAQ. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Air quality is satisfactory for everyone.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Meads today?
At AQI 32 (Good): a good day to be active outside. Windows: open them to air the house. Masks: not needed. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Meads been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Meads's daily AQI at 16 on average, from 9 on Nov 9 to an hourly peak of 54 on Nov 6. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Meads lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Meads has lost about 3,180 acres (1,290 hectares) of forest (about 2,400 football fields): 6.4% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it was lost to logging, so much of it can grow back. About 1,250 acres (506 hectares) (39%) was deforestation: forest cleared for good for farms, mines or towns. Forest loss is slowing down: about 94 acres (38 hectares) a year in 2021–2025, down from 166 acres (67 hectares) a year in 2016–2020. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Meads stayed about the same size, at about 53,200 acres (21,500 hectares): new forest grew on about 2,310 acres (936 hectares), and about 1,430 acres (579 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Meads?
Meads has an estimated 222,111 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 70.7% tree cover, already past the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Meads need?
Meads has already reached its tree-cover target, so no additional trees are needed to close the gap.
How are Meads's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Ashland South, via OpenAQ; the 7-day trend is the Open-Meteo / CAMS model's estimate. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Ashland South; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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