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Air pollution causes significant health and economic problems in the Philippines. [21] An estimated 66,000 deaths annually have been directly linked to air pollution. [22] The Department of Environment and Natural Resources is tasked with implementing the Clean Air Act of 1999 to monitor and prevent air pollution in the country. [23]
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively). [1 ...
Specifically in the Philippines, average temperatures are "virtually certain" to see an increase of 1.8 to 2.2 °C. [22] This temperature increase will stratify the local climate and cause the wet and dry seasons to be wetter and drier, respectively. [1]
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On 16 April 2024, Laos saw an all-time high temperature when 42.7 °C (108.9 °F) was recorded in Luang Prabang. [2] The weather bureau warned against outdoor activities, and most areas in the country were forecasted to reach 40 °C (104 °F) to 43 °C (109 °F) from 25 to 28 April. [13]
This index pays particular attention to people who are sensitive to air pollution. It provides them with advice on how to protect their health during air quality levels associated with low, moderate, high and very high health risks. The AQHI provides a number from 1 to 10+ to indicate the level of health risk associated with local air quality ...
Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [4] Air pollution causes around 7 or 8 million deaths each year. [5] [6] It is a significant risk factor for a number of pollution-related diseases, including heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer.
Air pollution is among the biggest health problems of modern industrial society and is responsible for more than 10 percent of all deaths worldwide (nearly 4.5 million premature deaths in 2019), according to The Lancet. Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike.