Coverage dated March 10, 2025

Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says

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BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, …

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    Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says (opens The Republic)

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    BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, …

  2. Deutsche Welle

    Majority of the world has polluted air: report – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    A new report shows that only seven countries met the World Health Organization air quality standard in 2024. India accounted for 13 out of the top 20 polluted cities across the globe.

  3. Time

    Majority of the World's Population Breathes Dirty Air (opens Time)

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    A new report found that just 17% of cities globally meet air pollution guidelines.

  4. Green Field Reporter

    Majority of the world's population breathes dirty air, report says - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    BENGALURU, India (AP) — Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of cities globally meeting air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found. Switzerland-based air quality monitoring database IQAir analyzed data from 40,000 air quality monitoring stations in 138 countries and found that Chad, …

  5. Al Jazeera

    Most of the world’s population is breathing dirty air: Report (opens Al Jazeera)

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    IQAir study finds that Chad, Bangladesh, Pakistan, India and the Democratic Republic of Congo have the dirtiest air.

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