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No let-up in air pollution in 2019 Diwali: Delhi air quality worst on record

A ban on conventional firecrackers failed to reduce air pollution over India’s biggest annual festival, Diwali. Read More >

Do green crackers reduce India’s air pollution during Diwali?

A court banned all fireworks during Diwali apart from “green crackers” that produce less emissions. So will India’s air quality be better during Diwali? Read More >

Thank you, Vietnam: We're back!

Following a spell of online attacks beginning in October 2019, IQAir AirVisual restored the AirVisual app for download. Learn more. Read More >

Revealing the Invisible: Igor in Krasnoyarsk, Russia

Dissatisfied with the State’s quality of readings, Igor, a father living in Krasnoyarsk, Russia, decided to measure outdoor air pollution himself. Learn more. Read More >

Pakistan air quality activists join Global Climate Strike

Thousands of schoolchildren across the world walked out of classes in a day of protest to demand action to tackle climate change. Learn more. Read More >

Kuching most polluted as Malaysia haze continues

In 2019, Kuching’s air quality was regularly “very unhealthy” on the US Air Quality Index. Learn what made this region’s air pollution so extraordinary. Read More >

NEW! Beijing air quality report: State of the Air from 2008 to August 2019

Beijing has a reputation for some of the world’s worst air pollution. A deeper analysis of Beijing air quality data reveals a hopeful future. Learn more. Read More >

Selling our health? EPA moves to overturn Obama-Era air quality regulations

In 2019, the Trump administration announced rollbacks of air pollution regulations on the oil and gas industry from the Obama administration. Learn more. Read More >

Tiny Kosovo is one of Europe’s big polluters

Learn why outdated power plants make Kosovo’s air quality so bad and what the country is doing about it. Read More >

Brazil angrily turns down G-7 offer of Amazon aid

Learn why Brazil turned down G-7 aid in the face of Amazon fires that produced thick smoke that resulted in air pollution around the world. Read More >

Cities in Sarawak, Malaysia experience fifth straight day of hazardous air pollution

Learn why cities in Sarawak, Malaysia like Miri and Marudi experience unrelenting hazardous air quality conditions. Read More >

Scientists find billions of air pollution particles in the hearts of Mexico City residents

The hearts of deceased adults and children as young as three from urban areas with poor air quality may contain shocking levels of particulate matter. Read More >

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