India has 6 of the worlds 10 most polluted cities, report shows NBC4 Washington [Video]

Six out the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, while California has the worst air pollution in North America, a new report shows.

New Delhi was the most polluted capital city globally, followed by N’Djamena, capital of Chad, a country in central Africa with the world’s worst air pollution, according to the 2024 World Air Quality Report published Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss air monitoring company.

Ten out of the 15 most polluted cities in North America, including Ontario and Bloomington, are located in California as the United States reclaimed the top spot as the most polluted country in the region in 2024, the report said.

India, the world’s most populous countrywith more than 1.4 billion people, saw a 7% decline in PM2.5 concentration in 2024, but air pollution remains a “significant health burden” that reduces life expectancy in the South Asian nation by an estimated 5.2 years, the report …