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| 27.03.2025 | Fire fighting helicopter tackles Thailand blazes | CHIANG MAI: A bright orange helicopter races over the jungle to dump water on a raging wildfire that is adding to the air pollution choking Thailand's northern tourist hub of Chiang Mai.
Chutaphorn Phuangchingngam, the only female captain i... |
| 20.03.2025 | Op Ed: India needs to urgently decarbonize its power sector. Here’s how it can succeed | With India forecast to be the world’s fastest-growing large economy and biggest oil consumer over the coming years, if it does not take action fast, emissions will only continue to rise.
To truly decarbonize its energy sector, India needs t... |
| 31.01.2025 | Thailand orders crop burning crackdown as pollution spikes | BANGKOK: The Thai government has ordered a crackdown on farmers flouting a ban on crop burning, as pollution in Bangkok spiked on Friday (Jan 31) a week after toxic air forced hundreds of schools to close.
Smoke from farmers burning crop st... |
| 30.01.2025 | Uganda: AI Monitors Help Uganda Tackle Air Pollution Crisis | Kampala — Air quality monitors powered by artificial intelligence (AI) are being deployed in Uganda's capital city in efforts to drive down pollution-related illnesses, especially among vulnerable populations.
Kampala currently ranks among ... |
| 24.01.2025 | Southeast Asian cities among world's most polluted, ranking shows | BANGKOK: Southeast Asian cities were among five most polluted in the world on Friday (Jan 24) according to air-monitoring organisation IQAir, with Ho Chi Minh City ranked second-most polluted, followed by Phnom Penh and Bangkok fourth and f... |
| 24.01.2025 | Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close | BANGKOK: Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday (Jan 24), city authorities said, the highest number in five years.
Bangkok officials announced free public transport for a week in a bid to red... |
| 03.01.2025 | Hanoi declared world's most polluted city, authorities seek action | HANOI: Vietnam's capital Hanoi has been covered in thick smog over recent weeks, putting it at the top of a list of the world's most polluted cities, as the government said it would push for more electric vehicles (EVs) to alleviate the pro... |
| 19.11.2024 | Illegal farm fires fuel Indian capital's smog misery | NEW DELHI: The illegal burning of farm fields in northern India reached a record high this season, fuelling a toxic smog choking millions including in the capital New Delhi, government monitors said on Tuesday (Nov 19).
The northern state o... |
| 18.11.2024 | India's capital shuts schools as smog exceeds 60 times WHO limit | NEW DELHI: India's capital New Delhi switched schools to online classes Monday until further notice as worsening toxic smog surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's (WHO) recommended daily maximum.
Various piecemeal government i... |
| 15.11.2024 | Primary schools empty as smog persists in Indian capital | NEW DELHI: Residents in India's capital New Delhi again woke under a blanket of choking smog on Friday (Nov 15), a day after authorities closed primary schools and imposed measures aimed at alleviating the annual crisis.
Delhi and the surro... |
| 14.11.2024 | Choking on Smog: The Air Quality Crisis in South Asia | In the heart of South Asia, a toxic cloud looms. Lahore and Delhi, two cities once known for their vibrant cultures, now share a grim title: the world’s most polluted cities. As air quality plummets, residents are caught in a suffocating gr... |
| 13.11.2024 | Delhi's pollution turns 'severe' as temperatures, wind speeds drop | NEW DELHI: Air pollution in India's national capital increased to 'severe' on an official index on Wednesday (Nov 13) for the first time this season as temperatures and wind speeds dropped, reducing visibility and affecting some flights.
De... |
| 11.11.2024 | Pakistan limits outdoor activities, market hours to curb air pollution-related illness | LAHORE: Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early from Monday (Nov 11) to curb illnesses caused by intense air pollution.
The province has already closed educ... |
| 04.11.2024 | Lahore's Air Crisis: A City Choking on Smog | Lahore, a bustling megacity of 14 million, is gasping for breath. The air pollution levels have reached unprecedented heights, creating a smog crisis that has gripped the city. This is not just a seasonal nuisance; it’s a public health emer... |
| 03.11.2024 | Pakistan shuts primary schools in Lahore over record pollution | LAHORE: Pakistan's second city of Lahore will close primary schools for a week over record pollution, government authorities said on Sunday (Nov 3), to avoid exposing millions of children to smog several times above levels deemed dangerous.... |
| 25.10.2024 | Breathe Easy: The Essential Guide to Car Air Purifiers | In the hustle and bustle of modern life, our cars often become a second home. We spend hours inside, commuting, running errands, and waiting in traffic. Yet, many overlook the air quality within this mobile sanctuary. Just as we invest in a... |
| 23.10.2024 | Indian capital chokes as 'hazardous' air pollution returns | NEW DELHI: Acrid clouds engulfed India's capital on Wednesday (Oct 23) as air pollution fuelled by fireworks and farm stubble burning was ranked "hazardous" by monitors for the first time this winter.
New Delhi is home to more tha... |
| 23.10.2024 | The best car air purifiers for a cleaner ride | The best car air purifiers
Many people put air purifiers in their homes but don’t ever consider that their car may need one, too. Whether you drive with the windows up or down, pollutants like pollen, smog and road dust can enter the vehicl... |
| 19.10.2024 | The Climate Crisis: A Call to Action from America’s Youth | The winds of change are blowing, and they carry a heavy message. Young Americans are distressed. They feel the weight of the world on their shoulders. Climate change is not just a topic; it’s a looming specter. It haunts their dreams and sh... |
| 18.10.2024 | National Politics | Distressed about climate change, a ‘supermajority’ of young Americans across the political spectrum want bolder action | An “extraordinarily sobering” number of young people acknowledged they are afraid — “not only for today but for the future,” said co-author Lise Van Susteren, a psychiatrist and professor of behavioral sciences at the George Washington Univ... |
| 29.08.2024 | How Asian countries could save lives, boost growth by tackling air pollution | The two most damaging types of air pollution in Asia and the Pacific are fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone. Fine particulate matter refers to a group of microscopic substances that measure less than 2.5 microns – just a fractio... |
| 21.08.2024 | Как ОАЭ стали страной, на 90% состоящей из мигрантов, и как власти с этим справляются | Арабский кнут и пряник в действии.
Меня зовут Руслан Галифанов, я основатель IT-компании VEA, которая создала систему для полиграфистов HelloPrint. По работе мне часто приходится бывать за границей. Но в Арабские Эмираты я поехал как турист... |
| 09.07.2024 | Вам подороже или побольше? Мониторинг воздуха: от элитных приборов до потребительских датчиков | Эта статья должна была быть о нашем исследовании данных между датчиком Nebo и эталонными датчиками мониторинга воздуха, проведённом при помощи доктора технических наук Ахим Диттлер. Однако профессор, с которым мы проводили исследование, ока... |
| 10.06.2024 | IQAir Introduces New XE Smart Air Purifiers | STEINACH, Switzerland, June 10, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- IQAir, a Swiss air quality technology company, launches their new XE air purifiers, the next generation of their best-selling high-performance air purifiers, in North America.
IQAir XE ai... |
| 10.05.2024 | Чем мы дышим? Почему я бы не доверял Яндекс.Погоде, Google и IQAir | Давайте поговорим о воздухе в Хабаровске. Сейчас там серьезная проблема: город занесло дымом от лесных пожаров. Но интересно, какая у нас информация о качестве воздуха?
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Если смотреть на популярные метеосервисы, типа Яндекс.Погода,... |
| 18.04.2024 | X Loses Hyundai Ads Over Pro-Nazi Content Again | Aldohn Domingo, Tech Times 18 April 2024, 08:04 pm
Elon Musk's X reportedly loses Hyundai as the automaking giant pauses its advertising on the platform due to "brand safety" issues after pro-Nazi and antisemitic content appeared ... |
| 16.04.2024 | Try NOT to breathe the air in these South African cities | Try not to breathe the air in these South African cities. Image: File/Fotor
If you live in one of the following South African cities and you battle to breathe the air, it’s no coincidence. A new World Air Quality Report by IQAir has reveale... |
| 20.03.2024 | All that breathes | India’s proud record as one of the world’s fastest-growing large economies is being overtaken by its reputation as one of the world’s most polluted countries. According to the World Air Quality Report, by Swiss organisation IQAir, India ran... |
| 19.03.2024 | AQI: Delhi world's most polluted capital, Begusarai most polluted city | Amid growing concerns about worsening air quality, India was the world’s third most polluted country last year out of 134 countries, according to a report by the Swiss organisation IQAir. The report titled, ‘World Air Quality Report 2023’, ... |
| 19.03.2024 | IQAir: только 10 стран соответствуют мировым стандартам качества воздуха | - |
| 19.03.2024 | Delhi world's most polluted capital, Begusarai top polluted metro says IQAir | New Delhi, Bihar's Begusarai emerged as the world's most polluted metropolitan area while Delhi was identified as the capital city with the poorest air quality, according to a new report. With an average annual PM2.5 concentration of 54.4 m... |
| 07.03.2024 | SEC Approves Rule Requiring Some Companies to Publicly Report Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Climate Risks | Jace Dela Cruz, Tech Times 07 March 2024, 10:03 am
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has enacted a new regulation mandating some public companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and climate change-related risks.
The... |
| 04.12.2023 | Перу. Экзотика, нищета и потомки инков | Уже полтора года я переезжаю из страны в страну в Южной Америке, подыскивая себе подходящее место для релокации. Начал с наиболее очевидных вариантов: Аргентина, Уругвай и Чили, — но позже решил, что раз уж начал изучать здешние страны и ку... |
| 27.11.2023 | What we’re watching: Weekly disaster update, November 27 | We know all too well that disaster can strike anytime, anywhere in the world. Some disasters make headlines; others do not. Here at the Center for Disaster Philanthropy (CDP), we monitor the status of disasters worldwide and compile a list ... |
| 31.10.2023 | Нужны как воздух. История очистителей воздуха | Мы проводим 90% нашей жизни в помещениях или закрытых пространствах. Химические процессы, постоянно происходящие в воздухе в этих пространствах, сильно влияют на наше здоровье. 8 из 10 аллергиков имеют периодические приступы аллергии из-за ... |
| 03.07.2023 | Чили. Единственная страна Южной Америки с безвизом в США | Когда говорят про благополучные страны в Южной Америке, то первая ассоциация, которая обычно приходит на ум, - это какие вообще благополучные страны в Южной Америке!? Чили. Низкий уровень преступности; очень высокий индекс человеческого раз... |
| 02.07.2023 | Четыре североамериканских мегаполиса вошли в топ-5 городов мира по уровню загрязнения воздуха | Из-за продолжающихся масштабных лесных пожаров в Канаде в канадских и американских городах на восточном побережье США сохраняется высокий уровень загрязнения воздуха. Как сообщает CNBC, в конце минувшей недели сразу четыре североамерикански... |
| 30.06.2023 | In photos: Canadian wildfire smoke stretches across U.S. and into Europe | Air quality alerts were issued in cities across some 23 U.S. states Thursday as lingering smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfire season continued to pose a health threat to millions of Americans.
The big picture: Detroit, D.C., New York Ci... |
| 29.06.2023 | Canada wildfire season declared worst on record | Firefighters in Canada are now battling 497 active wildfires across the country after 31 new blazes ignited, according to the latest data from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre.
The big picture: New figures show 3,023 fires have b... |
| 29.06.2023 | Smoke from historic Canadian wildfires again triggers air alerts across U.S. | Smoke from unprecedented wildfires in Canada triggered poor air quality alerts over swaths of the U.S. again on Wednesday, with multiple cities reporting some of the worst air pollution levels of any major city around the world.
The latest:... |
| 28.06.2023 | Latest Canadian wildfire smoke maps show where air quality is unhealthy now and forecasts for the near future | Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada have affected parts of the U.S. and satellite images from NASA show the smoke has even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
On Tuesday, parts of the M... |
| 26.06.2023 | Nature: создан моющийся HEPA фотокаталитический фильтр со сроком службы до 20 лет | Исследователи Samsung разработали фильтр для очистки воздуха от пыли (PM) и летучих органических соединений (VOC) со сроком службы 20 лет, убирающий 95% PM и 82% VOC за проход, и моющийся при этом обычной водой почти до показателей первонач... |
| 09.06.2023 | New York City hits "moderate" air quality for first time in days – but the situation could be a "long-duration event" | The skies in New York City have started to clear for the first time in days, bringing what seems to be at least a temporary end to the thick orange haze that enveloped the city. On Friday morning, the Air Quality Index in the city hit "... |
| 08.06.2023 | East Coast air quality prompts cancellation of games across multiple sports | Two Wednesday night baseball games, a women's basketball game and a women's soccer game have been postponed due to record poor air quality in the northeastern U.S., the teams announced.
Driving the news: Smoke from wildfires across Canada h... |
| 08.06.2023 | Воздух в Нью-Йорке стал самым грязным в мире из-за канадских лесных пожаров | Дым от лесных пожаров в Канаде продолжает затягивать восточное побережье США, и в ряде крупных американских городов уровень загрязнения воздуха бьет рекорды. По оценкам сервиса IQAir, Нью-Йорк устойчиво держится в первой строчке по уровню с... |
| 08.06.2023 | New Yorkers are getting a taste of what it's like to live in the pollution of Delhi, Doha, and Shanghai | The sun rises over a hazy New York City skyline. Seth Wenig/Associated Press
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| 07.06.2023 | Дым от лесных пожаров в Канаде затянул восточное побережье США | Из-за бушующих в Канаде лесных пожаров резко ухудшилось качество воздуха на значительной части восточного побережья США. Предупреждения об опасности такого воздуха для уязвимых по состоянию здоровья людей публикует второй день Национальная ... |
| 07.06.2023 | 'I Smelled the Smoke From Inside the Plane': Passengers Headed to NYC Document 'Surreal' Air Quality Conditions as FAA Grounds Inbound Flights New York City officially had the worst air quality in the... | As the devastating effects of mass wildfires in Canada continue to plague the East Coast of the United States, New York area airports are grounding and delaying flights amid air quality warnings.
The Federal Aviation Agency issued a ground ... |
| 07.06.2023 | Exercising in bad air quality can lead to negative health effects. Here's what to know. | Wednesday may be Global Running Day – but for those in the northeast U.S. and Canada, it may be one of the worst days of the year to lace up their sneakers and head outdoors. The air quality — deteriorated by wildfire smoke for much of the ... |
| 18.05.2023 | Подробный обзор работы и жизни в Ванкувере (Британская Колумбия, Канада)
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В этой статье я рассмотрю все ключевые темы проживания в Ванкувере (Британская Колумбия, Канада): о... |
| 08.05.2023 | instagrid to provide 10 TWh of clean energy by 2030 replacing polluting combustion generators up to megawatt scale | instagrid to provide 10 TWh of clean energy by 2030 replacing polluting combustion generators up to megawatt scale
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Fast-growing cleantech startup Instagrid is expanding globally and developing... |
| 08.04.2023 | City in Thailand heavily polluted after forest fire | Chiang Mai forest fire worsens pollution that’s left over 2 million people ill. Image: CNA/ Twitter/ FORRU
Smoke from forest fires has completely covered the popular tourist city, Chiang Mai in recent weeks.
ALSO READ: City Power workers AR... |
| 07.03.2023 | Кислородное голодание и качество воздуха в Дубае | Всю жизнь думал, что кислородное голодание — это про горы, когда залез повыше и дышать там нечем.
Оказывается, есть такое понятие, как «погодная гипоксия» (снижение содержания кислорода в воздухе из‑за различных климатический и погодных воз... |
| 07.12.2022 | Домашняя вентиляция для гиков: что нужно знать про воздуховоды | О том, каким воздухом мы дышим дома задумывались многие читатели Хабра. Работая часть или всё время дома и проживая в крупных городах, нельзя время от времени не задумываться о качестве воздуха, которым мы дышим, и как он влияет на нашу про... |
| 15.11.2022 | The City of Kyiv's Air Quality Monitoring Data Officially Integrated into IQAir's AirVisual Air Quality Monitoring Platform | KYIV, Ukraine, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Official Kyiv Government Air Quality Data Now on IQAir AirVisual Platform The city of Kyiv's official air quality data is now available on AirVisual, IQAir's global air quality monitoring platfor... |
| 20.10.2022 | The Worst Air in the World Today Is in These Two American Cities | People in the Pacific Northwest now have another reason to put on a mask: dangerous air because of recent wildfires.
In fact, Seattle’s air quality Thursday morning is the worst of any place in the world, at least according to Swiss-based a... |
| 13.10.2022 | Health
Health | Climate change magnifies health impacts of wildfire smoke in care deserts | DRESSLERVILLE, Nev. — Smoke began billowing into the skies of northwestern Nevada in September, clouding the mountains, dimming the sun — and quashing residents’ hopes that they would be spared from wildfires and the awful air quality the b... |
| 29.08.2022 | India’s state-funded helmet promises ‘fresh air’ in battle on winter smog | As India’s capital of New Delhi prepares for winter – and the accompanying season of acrid smog – the government is promoting a motorcycle helmet fitted with filters and a fan at the back that it says can remove 80% of pollutants.
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| 10.08.2022 | The Woman Tracking America’s Most Polluted Cities | Supported by Upwork. VICE News retains complete editorial independence.
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental hazards that is both detrimental to our health and our planet. In 2019, 99 percent of the world population was living... |
| 08.08.2022 | Ташкент и Самарканд. Одна страна — две разные вселенные | Честно говоря, в нормальных обстоятельствах я бы вряд ли рассматривал Узбекистан, как место для релокации, или приехал бы сюда более, чем на неделю. Все, что я знаю из истории и новостей политики говорило мне о том, что мне здесь не понрави... |
| 07.06.2022 | How Will £30m Scot Gov Funding Support Zero-emission Transport? | The Scottish Government has announced a £30-million funding package designed to help speed up the rollout of Scottish zero-emission transport.
Support will be provided to zero-emission community transport and car clubs in addition to fundin... |
| 08.05.2022 | Барселона: как сберечь наследие Ильдефонса Серды | Бьюсь об заклад, что имя этого человека малоизвестно за пределами сферы архитектуры, градостроительства и, возможно, истории искусств. А ведь Серда заложил основы современной урбанистики с междисциплинарным подходом. Именно он разработал зн... |
| 31.03.2022 | Dyson's new headphones with an air purifier bank on people’s masking habits | Dyson has introduced Dyson Zone, a noise-cancelling headphone that doubles up as an air purifier.
It covers the mouth and nose, helping you breathe clean air even when you are out.
The company has not revealed the pricing and availability o... |
| 23.03.2022 | UPSC CSE Key – March 23, 2022: What you need to read today | Important topics and their relevance in UPSC CSE exam for March 23, 2022. If you missed the March 22, 2022 UPSC CSE exam key from the Indian Express, read it here
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| 22.03.2022 | No Country Met WHO Air Quality Guidelines In 2021, Study Finds | LOS ANGELES - SEPTEMBER 11: Downtown highrise buildings are shown cloaked in dirty air shortly ... [+] after sunrise September 11, 2002 in Los Angeles, California. Although air quality in Los Angeles has improved in recent decades, smog lev... |
| 09.02.2022 | BasiGo secures $4.3 million in seed funding to accelerate mass transit EV adoption in Kenya | Kenya-based EV startup BasiGo has closed $4.3 million in seed funding, three months after setting up operations in East Africa’s biggest economy, to provide clean-energy mass transit vehicles in a country that is heavily-reliant on fossil-f... |
| 04.02.2022 | Stakeholders, Development Partners, and the World Bank Discuss Ways to Improve Air Quality in Bishkek Through a Multisectoral Approach | BISHKEK, February 3, 2022 - Today, the World Bank, the Ministry of Natural Resources, Ecology, and Technical Supervision of the Kyrgyz Republic, and Bishkek Mayor's Office launched a series of technical workshops that will focus on reducing... |
| 22.11.2021 | Infographic: The 100 most polluted cities in the world | Every year, a thick smog covers India’s capital New Delhi. Last week, it got so bad for the 20 million residents that authorities shut schools.
New Delhi’s concentration of PM2.5 particles, which damage people’s lungs, is 34 times the World... |
| 02.11.2021 | EV startup BasiGo debuts in Nairobi after $1 million pre-seed funding | Electric vehicle startup BasiGo has today announced the launch of its operations in Nairobi, bringing clean energy options to Kenya’s public transport industry, currently dominated by fossil-fuel buses.
The startup plans to sell locally ass... |
| 24.09.2021 | Do Air Purifiers Work? Here are the Best Wearable and Portable Devices for You | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 24 September 2021, 12:09 am
"Do air purifiers work?" That is the question which most people have, as some have skepticism over the small devices that hangs around one's neck and promise to bring a breath... |
| 09.08.2021 | Joburg’s air quality has been particularly bad recently – and poses serious health risks | (Getty Images)
Johannesburg has recorded high levels of air pollution since the start of August.
An air quality monitoring station in Soweto showed the highest levels of sulphur dioxide in more than a year.
This pollution comes from nearby ... |
| 08.08.2021 | Apps are helping people avoid air pollution amid record wildfires, rising temperatures | Air pollution in the U.S. and Europe improved over the last decade thanks to stricter regulations, but more frequent and intense wildfires are having a big impact on air quality.
Now, mobile apps like IQAir’s AirVisual, Air Care, Breezomete... |
| 07.07.2021 | Big data, big city transformations: Transport and well-being | As the world changes, so do our priorities. We are now needing to place human needs before technical needs when designing urban areas for the future. Sustainability is at the heart of these considerations as we look to include green spaces,... |
| 20.04.2021 | PANGAIA’s Game Changing Collaboration Draws Carbon From Air Pollution To Print Textiles | AIR-INK Collection Courtesy PANGAIA & Jenke Ahmed TaillyCourtesy PANGAIA & Jenke Ahmed Tailly |
| 03.02.2021 | How Net-Zero is Bad for Air Quality This Decade (The Case for Nuance) | California is one of many jurisdictions that made a clear and concise political pronouncement, “no more internal combustion vehicles allowed to be sold after…about next Thursday.” The push for net-zero carbon in heavy-duty trucking feels li... |
| 22.12.2020 | Interview with Christian Klein, CEO of SAP SE: “Climate Change: It’s Time to Act!” | 0 shares
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| 23.11.2020 | Here's What Air Pollution Tastes Like, According to Two Artists | “Gritty, with notes of burnt coal, laced with the metallic tang of gasoline and a sharp hint of chemicals—a flavour so toxic that it chokes your throat and makes you want to rinse your mouth several times over.” That is how you’d describe t... |
| 23.09.2020 | Wildfires Put the Unhoused On the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis | As temperatures begin to drop across some parts of America, the West Coast is still burning. For the unhoused, there is little shelter from the devastation brought on by this year's wildfire season—including some of the worst air quality in... |
| 16.09.2020 | Portland Has World’s Worst Air and U.S. Declares an Emergency
Portland Has World’s Worst Air and U.S. Declares an Emergency | (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. has declared a public health emergency in Oregon, citing poor air quality after wildfires charred more than a million acres in the state, choking Portland with the worst air in the world.
The U.S. Department of Healt... |
| 10.04.2020 | How Clean Air Cities Could Outlast COVID-19 Lockdowns | A lone cyclist crosses a near-empty Westminster Bridge in London, with the Houses of Parliament in ... [+] the background on April 9, 2020. Researchers and clean air campaigners say when the lockdown is over, measures must be taken to reduc... |
| 27.02.2020 | ‘World’s Leading Health Threat’: 90% Of 200 Most Polluted Cities In China & India | 15 3
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According to the new 2019 World Air Quality Report released by IQAir Group and Greenpeace, nearly 90% of the world’s 200 most polluted cities are located in China and India. The results were calculated based on da... |
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