![]() Atlanta and Minneapolis saw significant increases in pollution, the report showed. ![]() Out of the more than 2,400 US cities analyzed, Los Angeles air remained the most polluted, despite seeing a 6% decrease compared to 2020. In the US, air pollution spiked in 2021 compared to 2020. IQAir analyzed pollution-monitoring stations in 6,475 cities across 117 countries, regions and territories. If the 2021 guidelines had been applied that year, WHO found there could have been nearly 3.3 million fewer pollution-related deaths. In 2016, around 4.2 million premature deaths were associated with fine particulate matter, according to WHO. Millions of people die each year from air quality issues. “(Fine particulate matter) kills far too many people every year and governments need to set more stringent air quality national standards and explore better foreign policies that promote better air quality.”Īllergy season will start much earlier than normal and be far more intense because of climate crisis, study suggests “This report underscores the need for governments around the world to help reduce global air pollution,” Glory Dolphin Hammes, CEO of IQAir North America, told CNN. In the United States, IQAir found air pollution exceeded WHO guidelines by 2 to 3 times in 2021. The Scandinavian countries, Australia, Canada, Japan and United Kingdom ranked among the best countries for air quality, with average levels that exceeded the guidelines by 1 to 2 times. ![]() India, Pakistan and Bangladesh were among the countries with the worst air pollution, exceeding the guidelines by at least 10 times. Three territories were found to have met WHO guidelines: the French territory of New Caledonia and the United States territories of Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands. Only 222 cities of the 6,475 analyzed had average air quality that met WHO’s standard. ![]() Not only is Lake Powell's water level plummeting because of drought, its total capacity is shrinking, too ![]() LAKE POWELL, UTAH - JUNE 24: The tall bleached "bathtub ring" is visible on the rocky banks of Lake Powell on Jin Lake Powell, Utah. ![]()
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