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Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I bet this holds true for the entire world.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

From the article:

In Sweden, by contrast, there is no area where PM2.5 reaches more than twice the WHO figure, and some areas in northern Scotland are among the few across Europe that fall below it.

In the map they provide Norway is almost entirely below the WHO safe air recommendation.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Here in the Philippines, specifically in Digos City, we're at 10μg/m³ which is twice over WHO's safe values. And this is in a tree-filled quiet town. I wonder how they handle it over at the bigger cities.