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A Swiss air quality monitoring firm on Tuesday said its latest worldwide data reveals the need for more walkable cities and a swift transition away from planet-heating fossil fuels, as just 7 out of 134 countries were found to meet global standards for dangerous air pollution.

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[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 6 points 6 months ago

My 70 year old buddy said that he'll be dead any way, so we can all stop worrying.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 5 points 6 months ago

IQAir found that Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius, and New Zealand were the only countries that met the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines for particulate matter 2.5 (PM2.5) pollution, which is made up of microscopic airborne particles and can become embedded in peoples’ lungs and even their bloodstreams, especially in cases of high exposure.

Three territories—Bermuda, French Polynesia, and Puerto Rico—also met WHO’s standard.

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