10 cities with the worst air quality of the world at the moment
Forest fires in Canada have considerably changed air quality in several cities in the northeast.
Forest fires, more than 400, are endemic in Canada, and the winds bring smoke from them to the northeast region of the United States.
Right now, big cities like New York, Boston and Philadelphia have very little visibility, Unhealthy air , and an orange burned sky due to smoke. And local government agencies advise residents to work at home if they can, keep animals inside as much as possible and wear N95 masks outside. Although Manhattan is not known to be the greenest place in the world, it has certainly never been considered the city with the worst air quality ... so far. AE0FCC31AE342FD3A1346EBB1F342FCB
According to the global air quality index (AQI), New York City is actually the city with the worst air quality in the world. Thursday morning, ABC 7 NY reported that all New York public schools will be closed Thursday and Friday And that representatives of the State government call on all residents to stay inside until the conditions improve, which could be from the weekend. Sports events and certain Broadway shows have been postponed, while flights inside New York are delayed and canceled per minute.
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In a press conference, the mayor of New York Eric Adams Nicknamed the air quality alerts an "unprecedented event". Adams revealed that Wednesday, June 7 at 5 p.m. Wednesday, the AQI in Manhattan reached 484 (the highest number on the east scale of 500).
Fortunately, the city has had a certain relief and its AQI score is now at 177. But to date, New York is still considered the city with the worst air quality in the world at the moment.
Compared, Chongqing, the largest municipality in southwest China, is classified tenth with an AQI score of 107. By the AQI, a score between 101 and 150 means that the air is "unhealthy for sensitive groups" . This could refer to the immunocompromised, to the elderly, to those who suffer from asthma, etc.
Delhi, India, is currently in ninth place with an AQI score of 113. Krasnoyarsk, Russia, has a score of 117 and is in eighth, while Jakarta, in Indonesia, is in seventh with a score of 123.
Interested, Toronto, who is eight hours from the massive epidemic of forest fires, has only one AQI score of 128. The metropolis currently has a better air and less pollution than the three states area.
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In fifth and fourth place is Lahore, Pakistan (137 AQI) and Hanoi, Vietnam (147 AQI), respectively. The third worst city is such Aviv-Yafo in Israel. Currently, the area is exposed to the "unhealthy" air quality with a score of 156. Daccah, Bangladesh with an AQI score of 158.
While the winds continue to blow up smoke from the region, New York's AQI level will change and, hope, will drop, while polluted air could settle in neighboring cities in the south.
New Yorkers are not used to this type of air quality. According to historical data from the AQI from 2017 to 2022, Manhattan I did not even classify in the top 50 American cities with the worst air quality in the past five years. It is therefore not usual.
Until the fires are under control and the conditions improve, keep the windows closed and limit exterior exposure and stay safe!
