In 2016, around 4.2 million premature deaths were associated with fine particulate matter, according to the World Health Organization. Millions of people die each year from air pollution-related health issues. The Arctic may be sea ice-free in summer by the 2030s, new study warns REUTERS/Lisi Niesner SEARCH "NIESNER ICE" FOR THIS STORY. Researchers have been studying the polar region for decades, with Ny-Alesund's weather records going back more than 40 years, but as Svalbard temperatures climb up to seven times faster than the global average, scientists' work has become vitally important because what happens in the Arctic can impact global sea levels, storms in North America and Europe, and other factors far beyond the frozen region. Ice floes are seen in Kongsfjord, near Ny-Aalesund, Svalbard, Norway, April 6, 2023. It comes from sources like the combustion of fossil fuels, dust storms and wildfires, and has been linked to a number of health problems including asthma, heart disease and other respiratory illnesses. When inhaled, it can travel deep into lung tissue and enter the bloodstream. Wildfire smoke contains very tiny particulate matter, or PM2.5 – the tiniest pollutant yet also the most dangerous. Those activities include academic, athletic and extracurricular events, while outdoor recess and gym classes were also canceled, school district announcements said. New York City also briefly topped the list on Tuesday morning.Īs a result, at least 10 school districts in central New York state canceled outdoor activities and events Tuesday. Other cities on the list were Doha, Qatar Baghdad, Iraq and Lahore, Pakistan. Later Tuesday night, New York City had the second-worst levels of air pollution in the world after New Delhi, India, IQair reported. The city had the worst quality of air of any major metropolitan area Tuesday at 10 p.m.
New York City’s air quality index was above 200 at one point Tuesday night – a level that is “very unhealthy,” according to IQair. Smoke from Canada’s fires has periodically engulfed the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic for more than a week, raising concerns over the harms of persistent poor air quality. New York City topped the list of the world’s worst air pollution for parts of Tuesday as harmful smoke wafted south from more than a hundred wildfires burning in Quebec.
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