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The American Lung Association’s State of the Air report for 2024 ranked U.S. cities and graded counties based on ozone and particle pollution during 2020, 2021 and 2022, according to its website.
The Golden State has the worst air quality of any state in the US, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation. The report measured air quality by the average person's exposure ...
Air pollution has been a consistent and ongoing nuisance in Phoenix — along with five other cities in Arizona, it’s tied for the worst air quality in the nation. According to research group ...
Air pollution is among the biggest health problems of modern industrial society and is responsible for more than 10 percent of all deaths worldwide (nearly 4.5 million premature deaths in 2019), according to The Lancet. Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike.
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively). [1 ...
Cities that have experienced massive droughts and wildfires in recent years have among the worst air quality. So far this year, there have been more than 20,000 wildfires, spanning 2.3 million ...
Looking down from the Hollywood Hills, with Griffith Observatory on the hill in the foreground, air pollution is visible in downtown Los Angeles on a late afternoon.. Air pollution is the introduction of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials into the atmosphere that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damage ecosystems.
Search a location by zip code, city or state to learn more about the current air quality and forecasts on airnow.gov. AirNow is a partnership of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National ...