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Metairie Terrace Air quality today
Air quality in Metairie Terrace currently reads AQI 110 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Air quality right now
AQI 110
Unhealthy for sensitive groups
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 39.2
- tree cover
- 25.8%
- trees in this area
- 81.1K
- more trees needed
- 28.9K
Measured across a 1.2 mi (2 km) radius around Metairie, LA, USA (4.9 sq mi), from a satellite image of Oct 23, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Metairie Terrace · AQI 110 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups)
Metairie Terrace's tree count comes to 81,053 trees across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²), 9 points below the 35% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 28,903 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Metairie Terrace today: AQI 110, Unhealthy for sensitive groups
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 11, 10:00 local time via OpenAQ ground stations, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Ground station · Laurel and 6th Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 6.2 mi (9.9 km) away · median of 2 stations
Health signal
Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
PM2.5
39.2
PM10
—
NO₂
14.5
O₃
—
SO₂
—
CO
—
Data: OpenAQ · AirGradient, AirNow, Irish Channel
- Outdoor exercise
- Children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise
- Windows
- Close them to keep the outside air out
- Mask
- Sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors
- Air purifier
- Run one, especially in bedrooms
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Metairie Terrace's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 27 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 75 on Nov 6.
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Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Metairie Terrace: Below target
25.8% tree cover against a 35% healthy-neighborhood target, across 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²).
Trees in this area
81,053
Target trees
109,956
More trees needed
28,903
CO₂ if planted / yr
635.9 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Metairie Terrace lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Metairie Terrace has lost about 1,150 acres (466 hectares) of forest (about 870 football fields): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads.
2017: satellite photo from October 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area about 7 km southwest of the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 1,150 acres (466 ha)about 870 football fields
- Share of its forest
- 18%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- 1,130 acres (459 ha)deforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
The worst year was 2005, when about 165 acres (67 hectares) of forest were lost.
Acres of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 63 acres (25 ha) | under 1 ha | 64 acres (26 ha) |
| 2002 | 120 acres (49 ha) | under 1 ha | 121 acres (49 ha) |
| 2003 | 70 acres (28 ha) | under 1 ha | 71 acres (29 ha) |
| 2004 | 113 acres (46 ha) | under 1 ha | 114 acres (46 ha) |
| 2005 | 161 acres (65 ha) | 3 acres (1 ha) | 165 acres (67 ha) |
| 2006 | 35 acres (14 ha) | under 1 ha | 37 acres (15 ha) |
| 2007 | 39 acres (16 ha) | under 1 ha | 39 acres (16 ha) |
| 2008 | 111 acres (45 ha) | under 1 ha | 112 acres (45 ha) |
| 2009 | 13 acres (5 ha) | under 1 ha | 13 acres (5 ha) |
| 2010 | 47 acres (19 ha) | under 1 ha | 48 acres (19 ha) |
| 2011 | 27 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2012 | 25 acres (10 ha) | under 1 ha | 26 acres (10 ha) |
| 2013 | 6 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (3 ha) |
| 2014 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2015 | 5 acres (2 ha) | under 1 ha | 5 acres (2 ha) |
| 2016 | 17 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 17 acres (7 ha) |
| 2017 | 20 acres (8 ha) | under 1 ha | 20 acres (8 ha) |
| 2018 | 60 acres (24 ha) | under 1 ha | 61 acres (25 ha) |
| 2019 | 6 acres (3 ha) | under 1 ha | 6 acres (3 ha) |
| 2020 | 38 acres (15 ha) | under 1 ha | 39 acres (16 ha) |
| 2021 | 64 acres (26 ha) | under 1 ha | 64 acres (26 ha) |
| 2022 | 28 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2023 | 28 acres (11 ha) | under 1 ha | 28 acres (11 ha) |
| 2024 | 18 acres (7 ha) | under 1 ha | 18 acres (7 ha) |
| 2025 | 16 acres (6 ha) | under 1 ha | 16 acres (7 ha) |
What is causing deforestation around Metairie Terrace?
- Towns and roadscleared for good68% · 786 acres (318 ha)
- Farms, pasture and plantationscleared for good30% · 351 acres (142 ha)
- Unknown causescause unknown1.4% · 16 acres (7 ha)
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
- 5,820 acres (2,350 ha)
- Forest in 2020
- 5,150 acres (2,080 ha)
- Overall change
- −667 acres (270 ha)less forest than in 2000
Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Metairie Terrace shrank from about 5,820 acres (2,350 hectares) to 5,150 acres (2,080 hectares), a net loss of about 667 acres (270 hectares) (−11%). New forest grew on about 72 acres (29 hectares), but 741 acres (300 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 Metairie Terrace right now?
The latest reading for Metairie Terrace shows an AQI of 110 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups), measured Nov 11, 10:00 local time by 2 ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ (the median of their readings; the nearest is Laurel and 6th Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 6.2 mi (9.9 km) away). The main pollutant is PM2.5. Sensitive groups should limit long or intense outdoor activity.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Metairie Terrace today?
At AQI 110 (Unhealthy for sensitive groups): children, older adults and people with asthma or heart disease should cut down long or hard exercise. Windows: close them to keep the outside air out. Masks: sensitive groups: an N95 outdoors. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Metairie Terrace been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Metairie Terrace's daily AQI at 39 on average, from 27 on Nov 8 to an hourly peak of 75 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 Metairie Terrace lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Metairie Terrace has lost about 1,150 acres (466 hectares) of forest (about 870 football fields): 18% of the forest it had in 2000. Most of it (99%) was deforestation, forest cleared for good, mainly for towns and roads. Comparing satellite maps from 2000 and 2020, the forest around Metairie Terrace shrank from about 5,820 acres (2,350 hectares) to 5,150 acres (2,080 hectares), a net loss of about 667 acres (270 hectares) (−11%). New forest grew on about 72 acres (29 hectares), but 741 acres (300 hectares) were lost.
What is the tree count in Metairie Terrace?
Metairie Terrace has an estimated 81,053 trees across the 4.9 sq mi (12.57 km²) measured — 25.8% tree cover, 9 percentage points short of the 35% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Metairie Terrace need?
Metairie Terrace needs roughly 28,903 more trees to close a 9-point shortfall against its 35% tree-cover target — about 635.9 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Metairie Terrace's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality is measured by ground monitoring stations near Metairie, 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 Metairie; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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