Reducing traffic in Barcelona by 25% would prevent around 200 premature deaths a year linked to pollution: Study
A 25% reduction in motorized traffic in the city of Barcelona would have significant health benefits. A study carried out by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by ...
The Phnom Penh Post8d
What we know and what we can do about Dhaka’s deadly air
From 25th January 2025 to 23rd February 2025, IQAIR data shows Dhaka’s air was unhealthy for 18 days, very unhealthy for 15 ...
Frontiers14d
Urban air pollution and chronic respiratory diseases in adults: insights from a cross-sectional study
Air pollution exposure was assessed based on residential proximity to major traffic routes and ambient levels of PM2.5 and NO2 obtained from the Riyadh air quality monitoring network. Lung function ...
Los Angeles Daily News14d
Majority of the world’s population breathes dirty air, report says
with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring ...
Daily Mail14d
Nearly ALL of the world is breathing dirty air: Shocking map reveals how just 17% of cities have safe levels of air pollution - so, how toxic is your hometown?
Nearly the entire world is breathing dirty air, a shocking new study ... but has been vastly accelerated by pollution caused by humans. The gas nitrogen dioxide (NO2) comes from burning fossil ...
Africanews14d
New report finds only seven countries met world clean air standards in 2024
Last year, less than one-fifth of cities worldwide met the international criteria, as set out by the World Health Organization, for clean air. That is according to the IQAir World Quality Report ...
UPI14d
Particulate matter levels in air exceed WHO limits in majority of world's big cities
March 11 (UPI) --Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South Asia accounting for the nine most polluted metropolitan ...
Forbes14d
Fewer Than 1 In 5 Cities Meet Air Quality Guidelines, Study Finds
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability.
Associated Press15d
Majority of the world’s population breathes dirty air, report says
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report ...
CNN15d
The list of the world’s top 20 most polluted cities is out. All but one are in Asia
The only city outside of Asia featured on the list is N’Djamena, the capital of Chad in central Africa – which was named the country with the worst air pollution. Meanwhile the cities with the ...
The Express Tribune15d
Pakistan among worst countries for air pollution in 2024
Pakistan continues to struggle with severe air pollution, ranking as one of the world’s most smog-affected countries, according to new data released on Tuesday. The country’s air quality is ...
London Evening Standard16d
Revealed: how Sadiq Khan's Ulez expansion cut road pollution in every outer London borough
The reduction in NOx being emitted from vehicle exhausts resulted in an average reduction in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) of 4.8 per ... the “triple challenges of air pollution, climate change and ...