Category Archives: Air Quality

Top worst polluted cities in the world

View the 25 worst polluted cities in the world: Current Air Pollution Index Rate The data is updated weekly (every Monday) Numbeo surveys the following about pollution in the cities: Satisfaction with air quality Quality and accessibility of drinking water … Continue reading

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Lucknow, the most polluted city in the world; three other Indian cities feature on 25 most polluted cities: Survey

A pollution index is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the world A pollution index by Numbeo, updated every week, is currently featuring four Indian cities in the 25 most polluted places in the … Continue reading

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Tehran’s air pollution problem needs rapid solution

Air pollution in Iran’s capital city continues to become a big concern for the country, as it faces numerous ecological problems. Air pollution and the use of old cars are the two main problems of Iran’s capital city Tehran, that … Continue reading

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Air pollution in São Paulo kills more people than car accidents, breast cancer, and AIDS combined

In the sprawling metropolis of São Paulo, Brazil, home to 20 million people and a lackluster public transportation system, fighting through road traffic is a part of everyday life for commuters. With some 7 million vehicles already clogging city streets, … Continue reading

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Research highlights health benefits of cutting air pollution

Millions of lives could be saved by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions were reduced, say US researchers. If the world does take concerted action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, then by 2100 between 1.4 million and … Continue reading

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It may be possible to use trees to monitor levels of air pollution in cities, new research suggests.

A Belgian study found evidence that leaves of urban trees change both chemically and physiologically when exposed to different levels of air pollution. If these changes are carefully quantified, trees could provide cheap and widespread ‘bio-indicators’, the study’s authors suggest. … Continue reading

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Cleaner air from tackling climate change ‘would save millions of lives’

Tackling climate change would save millions of lives a year by the end of the century purely as a result of the decrease in air pollution, according to a new study. The study is published as scientists from around the … Continue reading

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Here’s Where You’re Most Likely to Die From Air Pollution

Where on earth are you most likely to die early from air pollution? NASA provides the answer with this mortally serious view of the planet, and it is: lots of places. Like tar stains on a healthy lung, the sickly … Continue reading

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