Air pollution continues to rise worldwide, with Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, recording the worst air quality on Tuesday morning with an AQI score of 229. Jerusalem, Jakarta, Kampala, and Kinshasa followed in the top five. Dhaka, long plagued by pollution, showed improvement, ranking 71st with a “moderate” AQI score of 53, according to IQAir data. AQI scores between 0–50 are considered good, while 201–300 is very unhealthy, and above 300 hazardous, posing serious health risks to residents.
Air pollution levels are rising daily due to factors such as climate change. For a long time, megacity Dhaka has also been in the grip of severe air pollution. Although Dhaka has often ranked near the top of the list of the world’s most polluted cities, its air quality has recently shown some improvement.
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