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The driest year recorded in Ireland was 1887, with 356.6 mm (14.04 in) of rain recorded at Glasnevin, County Dublin. The longest drought in Ireland occurred in Limerick between 3 April 1938 and 10 May 1938 (37 days). The greatest monthly total was 790.0 mm (31.10 in); recorded at the Cummeragh Mountains, County Kerry, in October 1996.
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 ...
The Golden State has the worst air quality of any state in the US, according to a new report from the United Health Foundation. The report measured air quality by the average person's exposure ...
The Common Air Quality Index (CAQI) [21] is an air quality index used in Europe since 2006. [22] In November 2017, the European Environment Agency announced the European Air Quality Index (EAQI) and started encouraging its use on websites and for other ways of informing the public about air quality. [23]
People living in the Midwest and Northeast were warned of a worsening air quality index throughout the week due to smoke from the Canadian wildfires
As accurately forecast by AccuWeather, air quality rapidly worsened in the corridor from the New York City area to Eastern Pennsylvania late Tuesday, with some air quality observation sites ...
Air quality in Utah is often some of the worst in the United States. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Poor air quality in Utah is due to the mountainous topography which can cause pollutants to build up near the surface (especially during inversions [ 2 ] ) combined with the prevalence of emissions from gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles, especially older models.
On Monday afternoon, Washington, D.C., had the worst air quality of anywhere in the U.S. and was the third-worst in the world with an AQI of 155, firmly in the "unhealthy for all groups" range ...