Climate: These are the cities with the highest air pollution
Globally, traffic and industry are polluting the air. China and India are particularly known for smog. But some cities elsewhere also do poorly.
A report by IQAir, a Swiss-based air purifier manufacturer, has evaluated data from over 9,400 cities in 143 countries to assess global air pollution. The report found that the top five cities with the highest fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentrations are Loni, India (112.5 µg/m³), Hotan, China (109.6 µg/m³), Byrnihat, India (101.1 µg/m³), Delhi, India (99.6 µg/m³), and Faisalabad, Pakistan (98.8 µg/m³).
In Europe, the cities with the highest PM2.5 concentrations are Iğdır, Turkey (64.4 µg/m³) and Slavonski Brod, Croatia (27.2 µg/m³). The WHO recommends a yearly average PM2.5 concentration of no more than 5 µg/m³.
Written by urgent.news from Handelsblatt's report — not a translation of it. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.
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