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Report Finds that 97 Percent of Global Cities Did Not Meet Latest WHO Air Quality Guideline
The 2021 World Air Quality Report finds that only three percent of cities and no single country met the latest World Health Organization’s (WHO) PM2.5 annual air quality guideline. The report analyzes PM2.5 air pollution measurements from air monitoring stations … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Mongolia, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA & Canada, Vietnam, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, Chad, Dhaka, Dushanbe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Muscat, N'Djamena, Oman, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, Tajikistan, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Air pollution can cause serious health consequences to more than 600 million people in South Asia
With another smoggy winter hanging over the vast and thickly populated Indo-Gangetic plains, there are fears of serious health consequences to more than 600 million people living in northern India and Nepal as well as in eastern Pakistan and Bangladesh. … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Nepal, Pakistan, PM2.5
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Lahore is again world’s most polluted city today
The capital of Punjab Lahore has been declared the most polluted city globally again. Lahore had an air quality ranking of 398, well over the hazardous level of 300, according to IQAir, the technology company that operates the AirVisual monitoring … Continue reading
Pakistan orders three-day weekends in Lahore amid ‘deadly’ air pollution
Private offices and schools will close on Mondays in Lahore in a bid to tackle toxic levels of smog in the city. Private offices and schools will stay closed on Mondays in Pakistan’s second-largest city in a bid to tackle … Continue reading
Air pollution is slashing years off the lives of billions, report finds
Dirty air is a far greater killer than smoking, car crashes or HIV/Aids, with coal burning the leading cause Air pollution is cutting short the lives of billions of people by up to six years, according to a new report, … Continue reading
New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion
An interdisciplinary group of researchers from across the globe has comprehensively examined the sources and health effects of air pollution—not just on a global scale, but also individually for more than 200 countries. They found that worldwide, more than one … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, fossil fuels, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, Russia, USA
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Air pollution in biggest cities four times above safe levels
An investigation by OpenAQ has found that the average level of air pollution in the world’s largest cities is nearly four times higher than the maximum levels recommended by the WHO. According to estimates, 90 per cent of the world … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, World News
Tagged Ahmedabad, Air Pollution, Bangladesh, China, Delhi, Dhaka, India, Lahore, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, World Heath Organization (WHO), Xi'an
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Exposure to air pollution in South Asia linked to pregnancy loss, study finds
Pregnant women in South Asia who have been exposed to air pollution face an increased risk of pregnancy loss, miscarriage, and stillbirth, according to a new study. Researchers found that an estimated 349,681 pregnancy losses each year across India, Bangladesh … Continue reading
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