Dhaka's air quality worst in the world this morning

With an AQI fetch of 302, Dhaka has all over all over again topped the checklist of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning (9 December).

Dhaka’s air became labeled as ‘perilous’, consistent with the air quality and air pollution city score.

An AQI between 151 and 200 is thought of as as ‘unhealthy’ while 201-300 is ‘very unhealthy’, and 301-400 is thought of as as ‘perilous’, posing extreme health dangers to residents.

Chilly climate arrives in Dhaka, along with the title of basically the most polluted city on this planet. This photograph became captured within the Dhanmondi space at 8:30am this morning as Dhaka all over all over again topped the checklist of cities with worst air quality with an AQI fetch of 302. Photograph: Md Tajul Islam

India’s Kolkata, Pakistan’s Lahore, Egypt’s Cairo and Nepal’s Kathmandu are within the 2d, third, fourth and fifth areas within the checklist, with AQI rankings of 230, 190, 189 and 177, respectively.

The AQI, an index for reporting each day air quality, informs other folks how comely or polluted the air of a undeniable city is and what related health effects would possibly per chance be a topic for them.

Chilly climate arrives in Dhaka, along with the title of basically the most polluted city on this planet this morning. This photograph became captured within the Dhanmondi space at 8:30am this day as Dhaka all over all over again topped the checklist of cities with worst air quality with an AQI fetch of 302. Photograph: Md Tajul Islam

The AQI in Bangladesh is per 5 pollutants: particulate topic (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2, and ozone.

Dhaka has lengthy been grappling with air air pollution factors. Its air quality on the entire turns unhealthy in frosty climate and improves in some unspecified time in the future of the monsoon.