22 of world's 30 most polluted cities are in India, Greenpeace says.

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Analysis of air pollution data finds that 64% of cities globally exceed WHO guidelines.

Heavy smog hangs over along a busy road in New Delhi. Photograph: Xavier Galiana/AFP/Getty Images
▼  Twenty-two of the world’s 30 worst cities for air pollution are in India, according to a new report, with Delhi again ranked the world’s most polluted capital.
The Greenpeace and AirVisual  analysisof air pollution readings from 3,000 cities around the world found that 64% exceed the World Health Organization’s annual exposure guideline for PM2.5 fine particulate matter – tiny airborne particles, about a 40th of the width of a human hair, that are linked to a wide  range of health problems.
Every single measured city in the Middle East and Africa exceeds the WHO guidelines, as well as 99% of cities in south Asia and 89% in east Asia. Since many cities, particularly in Africa, do not have up-to-date public air quality information, the actual number of cities exceeding PM2.5 thresholds is expected to be much higher, the report authors said.
The report is based on 2018 air quality data from public monitoring sources, such as government monitoring networks, supplemented with validated data from outdoor IQAir AirVisual monitors operated by private individuals and organisations.
India dominates the top of the list. The tech hub of Gurugram, a city just to the south-west of Delhi which was previously  known as Gurgaon, and where international firms including Uber and TripAdvisor have headquarters, ranked the most polluted in the world with an average of more than 135 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic metre (µg/m3) throughout the year. Delhi is ranked 11th.
Faisalabad in Pakistan is ranked third with 130 (µg/m3), with Lahore 10th. Dhaka in Bangladeshis ranked 17th. The only other country to feature in the top 30 is China, which appears five times, including Hotan in the western Xinjiang province (eighth) and the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar (19th).
The highest-ranking capital cities are Delhi, Dhaka and Kabul in Afghanistan (52nd). The Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, is the most polluted European city with an annual average of 38.4 µg/m3. London is the 48th most polluted capital with 12.0 µg/m3 and Washington DC 56th with 9.2 µg/m3.
“Air pollution steals our livelihoods and our futures, but we can change that,” said Yeb Saño, executive director of GreenpeaceSoutheast Asia. “We want this report to make people think about the air we breathe, because when we understand the impacts of air quality on our lives, we will act to protect what’s most important.”
The WHO estimatesthat 7 million people a year die prematurely from exposure to air pollution globally, with the World Bank calculatingthe cost to the world economy in lost labour as $225bn.

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Rhett_Bassard

Eye-opening, thnx.
I see Beijing at 50.9 and the Olympics were in jeopardy because of it.
With much of India over 100, not good for athletes or fans, let alone the residents

Who is willing to make a small change to their carbon-footprint starting today?
- stop shitting in the streets
- stop throwing your dead in the river
- obey and enforce emission control standards on your vehicle
- quit using plastic bags, Styrofoam cups, etc.

mazherali

Totally agree with Rhett Bassard

adwitiya.ankita

Today's most serious problem is pollution. Everyone knows what are the reasons, what would be the effect of this. But nobody is willing to take those small steps as Rhett Bassard syas. Everyone just take it for granted. If we do not take serious action for this pollution we will get a great consequences which can not be undo.

niya

We need to keep our country clean. It is our responsibility.

DDG73

niya 5-4-2019 01:13 AM
We need to keep our country clean. It is our responsibility.

Not only for yourselves, but also for the future generations. Myopic thinking will always lead to negativity, as the problems arent being addressed and will mount up. Such a shame as well that it has come to this, as it isnt just pollution in the form of cars, but also how trash is dealt with as well.

warlikeprince

Pollution can be dealt with strong will and harsh punishment to those polluters. If not dealt with it, it will destroy us all...

Pedro_P

warlikeprince 31-5-2019 11:28 PM
Pollution can be dealt with strong will and harsh punishment to those polluters. If not dealt with i ...

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