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Less than one in five (17%) of global cities are fulfilling the Guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) air pollution, according to a new analysis.
2024 Air Quality Report by the IQAir monitoring company also found only seven countries, including Australia, Iceland and New Zealand met with the average annual guidelines of WHO on PM2.5 particle pollution, which is sometimes called SOOT.
According to the report, the five most polluted countries in 2024 were Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Democratic Republic of Congo and India.
It also found fires in the Amazon Rainforest influenced broad Latin American areas in 2024 with PM2.5 levels in some cities throughout Brazil’s Rondônia and Acre Quadrailing States in September.
And she judged Los Angeles, California as the most polluted city of the US, while Seattle, Washington was judged to be the cleanest city in the US in terms of PM2.5 pollution.
The report was based on data from more than 40,000 air quality monitoring stations at 8,954 seats in 138 countries, territories and regions.
In general, it has found that there has been significant progress in expanding air quality monitoring in different countries, but significant gaps still exist in many parts of the world.
Iqair Global Chief Chief Frank Hammes said many cities are showing signs of better air quality, as more people go through electrical transport in an interview.
Hamme added that there were signs of progress in the Middle East, Europe and Asia, but “there is still a long way to go” and air pollution has actually worsened in cities like Islamabad in Pakistan and Sarajevo in Bosnia.
He said the increase in air pollution levels may be due to the lack of appropriate infrastructure and fossil fuels that still burn in large numbers to provide heat and energy.
“There are 7 million people who die worldwide every year from air pollution, and most of them are dying from PM 2.5 exposure activities and combustion,” Hammes said.
“Sometimes people point to the finger in the government and say” you are to blame “, but air pollution is caused by everyone. All those who essentially participate in an economic activity are causing air pollution, as we can see in places like India and Pakistan.”
Hamme’s added technology is playing a key role in making people aware of the issue on a basic level, but more monitoring should be established.
He said about 5% of all the data they use for the world air quality report comes from schools that have installed monitoring equipment.
“We are seeing that a checkpoint has been achieved where there are more of these private air monitoring stations are there than government stations,” he told me. “
“Now we have informed the citizens by placing the highest air pollution on the agenda in which governments can spend efforts and money.”
A special report from the American Lung Association, which warns of stronger monitoring and protection is needed to protect communities affected by the pollution of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), follows.
The study says that No2 pollution disproportionately affects color communities and low -income families because they are more likely to live near the main sources of emissions.
“It adds that there are gaps in the current monitoring network, with less than 500 NO2 monitoring sites operated by state, local and tribal air agencies in cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency
The president of the association and chief executive Harold Wimmer said the use of satellite data is critical because it provides a more detailed picture of who can be affected in a statement.
“This is also an important tool to highlight the urgent need for stronger air quality standards and a more comprehensive monitoring to protect families across the JSC,” Wimmer added.
In November, a report by Edinburgh and Essex university experts announced more monitoring of air pollution and research across Africa was urgently needed to help save life on the continent.