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China, which has been working to tackle its air pollution problem, is the only country with just one city on the most polluted list. The Eastern Mediterranean (covering the Middle East and parts of North Africa) and South East Asia were the regions that performed worst overall in the database – with urban air pollution rising 5% in more than ...
Douglas Broom. Six of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India. New Delhi has the worst air pollution of any capital city. Air pollution kills 1.25 million people in India every year. India’s capital is home to some of the country’s best-known landmarks, like the Red Fort, India Gate and the Parliament Building.
When people think of poor air quality, images of a smoggy Beijing skyline often come to mind. China's difficulties with pollution have given it the reputation of having the worst air quality in the world. But while China undoubtedly still has work to do, the world's second largest economy has made huge strides in improving its air quality.
Of the world’s 20 most polluted cities, 15 are in India. Viraj Mehta, Head of Regional Agenda, India and South Asia at the World Economic Forum, says that while India has pledged to take action, the reality on the ground is that there is a large amount of work to be done to tackle the air pollution crisis.
This list of the most polluted cities is dominated by India, with seven of the worst 10 cities, and 22 of the worst 30. The most polluted city on earth is Gurugram, a financial and industrial hub of nearly 1 million people situated about 30 kilometres southwest of New Delhi. There, average air pollution levels in 2018 were more than 13 times ...
According to the most comprehensive study undertaken so far, there are 5 trillion pieces of plastic floating in the sea. The ocean with the largest amount of plastic is the North Pacific, followed by the Indian Ocean, the North Atlantic, the South Pacific, the South Atlantic and the Mediterranean Sea. Image: Vox.
Jun 25, 2015. Ask anyone to name the most polluted city in the world, and chances are the immediate response will be Beijing. In truth, the Chinese capital is only half as polluted as the city in the top spot – Delhi. In fact, 13 of the top 20 most polluted cities in the world, according a World Health Organization (WHO) report from last year ...
The oldest of three children, Jargalmaa is a resident of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, the world’s coldest capital city and one of its most polluted. During the winter months, when average temperatures can dip below -40 degrees (in both Fahrenheit and Celsius), the air in Ulaanbaatar fills with toxic particles that emanate from the unrefined coal ...
Outdoor air pollution is a major environmental risk to health, according to the WHO, contributing to diseases including stroke, heart disease, lung cancer and asthma. In 2016, it was estimated to have caused 4.2 million premature deaths worldwide. Egypt and India have some of the highest death rates from outdoor particulate matter pollution.
A collection wheel lifts plastic waste from a collection point on the Citarum River. Image: Clean Currents Coalition. The Citarum River concentrator - Indonesia. A plastics capture system will help clean up the heavily polluted Citarum River in West Java, which can remove 20 to 100 tonnes of waste daily.