HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - Caught on Camera

Bangkok among world's worst cities for pollution

Bangkok and Chiang Mai have made it into the top 50 cities worldwide for dust pollution, according to the latest data from Swiss-based IQAir. 

Bangkok Post · Oct 25, 2024

Honduran city’s air pollution is almost 50 times higher than WHO guidelines

San Pedro Sula is rated ‘dangerous’ as effects of forest fires, El Niño and the climate crisis causes a spike in respiratory illnesses

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2024

Why does South Asia have the world’s worst air pollution?

Smog-ridden cities in Bangladesh, Pakistan and India had the poorest air quality last year, says report.

Al Jazeera · Apr 2, 2024

Stubble trouble | Decoding the smog blanket over Delhi

Delhi blanketed in smog, air quality index (AQI) hitting severe-plus 500 mark, 1.67 million Indians dying prematurely in 2019 due to air pollution, 14 of top 20 most polluted cities in world from north India, stubble burning a significant factor in pollution spike, govt. providing CRM machines, farmers demanding ₹2,500-3,000…

The Hindu · Nov 10, 2023

'It's not ideal, but we have no choice': Bangladesh's coach on Delhi's air pollution

NEW DELHI: Bangladesh and Sri Lanka find themselves in a challenging situation as they prepare to face each other in smog-choked New Delhi in the ongoing ICC ODI World Cup. The Indian capital, with a population of 30 million, has once again topped the list of the world's most polluted…

The Times of India · Nov 5, 2023

Schools shuttered, buses banned as Indian capital takes pollution crown

New Delhi authorities are mulling a halt to construction activities as toxic smog envelops the city.

Al Jazeera · Nov 3, 2023

Canadian Wildfires Push U.S. Air Quality To Dangerous Levels

Detroit, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. among cities with worst air quality globally.

Zenger · Jul 17, 2023

Smoke from historic Canadian wildfires triggers air alerts across U.S.

Chicago had the world's worst air quality for major cities around the world on Tuesday.

Axios · Jun 27, 2023

Here's how NPR reporters around the world are dealing with air pollution

As Canada and parts of the U.S. confront declines in air quality due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, NPR reporters in Asia, Latin America and Africa share their experiences.

WEKU · Jun 9, 2023

The Canadian wildfire crisis explained

Dust off the pandemic masks — the smoke from Canada's wildfires is going to linger for a while

Salon · Jun 8, 2023