The climate crisis and soaring temperatures are worsening air quality, WMO says, with ‘knock-on effects’
led to higher levels of particulate matter in the air, the bulletin says. During the second half of August 2022, there was also an unusually high intrusion of desert dust over the Mediterranean and Europe.
“Heatwaves worsen air quality, with knock-on effects on human health, ecosystems, agriculture and indeed our daily lives,” said the WMO secretary general, Prof Petteri Taalas. “Climate change and air quality cannot be treated separately. They go hand-in-hand and must be tackled together to break this vicious cycle.”
He said that the data used in the bulletin was from last year, and 2023 had been even more extreme. He said: “July was the hottest ever month on record, with intense heat in many parts of the northern hemisphere and this continued through August.” People can take action against air pollution in the case of wildfires and other heatwave-related hazards. The bulletin includes case studies from Brazil showing that parks and tree-covered areas within urban areas can both improve air quality and absorb carbon dioxide.
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