Popular Full-Size Report on Karachi’s Air Quality Crisis and Global Pollution Rankings
*As smog continues to blanket various parts of the country amid a worsening pollution crisis, Karachi’s air quality dropped to “very unhealthy” for the first time.
“The port city recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) value of 212 , placing it at the top of the global pollution rankings by Swiss air monitoring organization IQAir.” – Source Information Needed Here*
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“At around 9:20 a.m., the concentration of toxic PM2.5 particles in Karachi’s air was 27.4 times higher than the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommended safe levels.”
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“This marked the first instance where the city’s air quality breached the “very unhealthy” threshold of 200 on the AQI scale, though briefly. However, a slight improvement later saw the AQI drop to 194.”
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“IQAir attributes Karachi’s air pollution to factors such as the large number of vehicles, the burning of waste, and emissions from factories.”
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“In the meantime, Lahore ranked as the world’s second-most polluted city, with an AQI of 298 — just below the “hazardous” category. New Delhi, India, claimed the top spot for global air pollution.”
