Monitoring Air Quality through AirVisual

According to the WHO, 7 million deaths annually are linked to air pollution, a number that is hard to digest or understand, but with the 3-D map they have on their website showing in real time the drift of pollution through the air around the planet, visualisation of the damage that’s being caused around the world becomes easier.ِ

This app provides real-time and forecast air pollution and weather data for more than 10,000 cities around the world with historical, real-time, and forecast air pollution data that matters: detailed figures on key pollutants for more than 10,000+ cities in 80+ countries.

Air Visual released a report that reveals that the vast majority of the humanity breathes unsafe and polluted air and published the full world’s most polluted cities ranking.

86% of countries with available city data failed to meet WHO exposure targets, while half exceed this target by 200+%.

Other key findings from the report include:

• • South Asia: out of 20 most polluted cities in the world, 18 are in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
  •  Southeast Asia: surrounded by the largest amounts of coal-fired power plants in the region, Jakarta and Hanoi are Southeast Asia’s two most polluted cities. With Beijing’s air quality getting better, Jakarta risks overtaking China’s famously polluted capital soon.
  • China: average concentrations in the cities in China fell by 11% from 2017 to 2018. Beijing ranks now as the 122nd most polluted city in the world.
  • Europe: Out of 20 most polluted cities in Europe, 10 are in the Balkans – Bosnia Herzegovina, Macedonia and Kosovo.
  • U.S. and Canada: While average air quality is good in global comparison, historic wildfires had a dramatic impact on air quality in August and November, with 5 out of 10 most polluted cities in the world during August found in Northern America. “