WTHR: Knozone Action Day declared Wednesday in Indianapolis as heat wave reduces air quality

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The hottest air in a decade has arrived in Indiana, and it's causing poor air quality, specifically in Indianapolis where city leaders have declared a Knozone Action Day for Wednesday.

A record will likely be broken again Wednesday with temperatures topping out near 97 degrees, breaking the previous record of 94 degrees set back in 1952. "Feels like" temperatures will be much higher, and hotter, between 100 and 110 degrees.

The Indiana Department of Environmental Management warned this record heat will likely cause high ozone levels, which means poor air quality. This will be especially dangerous to vulnerable people like those with asthma, young children, older adults and anyone with COVID-19, lung disease or other serious health problems.

With this in mind, the Indianapolis Office of Sustainability (IOS) declared a Knozone Action Day for Wednesday, June 15.