The situation is being exacerbated by the strengthening El Nino weather pattern, which causes drier weather in much of the region.

One of the greatest public health problems in the world continues to be air pollution that has affected millions of people globally. Swiss air quality technology firm IQAir releases their ...

The financial hub’s air currently ranks among the 10 most polluted cities in the world, according to IQAir data.

Video editor Mohamad Haazim checks Malaysia’s Air Pollutant Index website multiple times each day. Readings in his city have stayed in the u ...

Air pollution makes it difficult for people to spend time outdoors comfortably, as they have to deal with smoke, dust, and, at times, heavy haze. Unfortunately, in many major cities, poor air quality ...

Washington was briefly the most polluted major city in the world, according to IQAir data, after a massive Independence Day fireworks show touted by the Trump administration as "awesome." Pyrotecnico, ...

Dhaka ranked as the sixth most polluted city in the world on Sunday morning (September 13), with its air quality ...

The air quality index (AQI) reading in Jakarta reached 147 this morning, meaning it is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

Cities across north-eastern Canada and the US are continuing to suffer from intense smoke brought on by hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada. On Saturday, Toronto, New York and Washington DC ...