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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Truth Hurts" data-source="post: 29679315" data-attributes="member: 477372">The countries with the worst air pollution<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/jg7b4GYA5VSNkIdg-B18ZWHPXgI=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F9df9c8b2-598f-4e98-9d53-a2e3eec26bce" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/Or_j01jNmIOa-QszizJRKxadufo=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc0028913-75a5-4ccd-80b7-7b41f269fc8c" alt="10: Democratic Republic of Congo" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />2 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>10: Democratic Republic of Congo</h3>The mineral-rich African country, like many on the continent, suffers from poor air quality.The intentional burning by multinational energy companies of natural gas near drilling sites has been a major contributor.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/eDBGaLhB0g2Li1tynRo85PbUHdw=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F67127fe6-1a1b-4379-bb8e-a8bf91e4775f" alt="9: Egypt" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />3 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>9: Egypt</h3>Egypt's capital Cairo, which has a population of more than 22 million people, has long been notorious for its fouled air.Archaeologists have become concerned that the pollution may even damage some of the country's famous artifacts and historical sites, such as the pyramids on the edges of Cairo.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/JBFTkteDbYm8OvdBA-niBsMIjdU=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fc37350a0-fa81-4cf2-bacd-7aef29afc955" alt="8: Nepal" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />4 of 11Attribution: Supplied<h3>8: Nepal</h3>Known as the roof of the world for its mighty Himalayas mountain region, which includes Mount Everest, Nepal has some of the purest air in the world.But the capital city Kathmandu has high levels of air pollution due to lack of regulation for factories, building sites and vehicle emissions.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/WePTz8OHyOCuGs8DfToPPU3vlZk=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe3c829d1-f204-41cd-8b83-1c0bceac7e59" alt="7: United Arab Emirates" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />5 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>7: United Arab Emirates</h3>The resource-rich United Arab Emirates (UAE), which includes the super wealthy cities of Dubai and Abu Dhabi, has worked on selling its green credentials.But the UAE has dangerously high air pollution levels, creating major health risks people who live there. More than 1800 people die every year from outdoor air pollution caused by the vast use of fossil fuel, toxic chemical spills and sandstorms.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/6ifSlof4M8F93sgjcca9EIZDpDo=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F9eec0206-6f77-475d-8c45-d234df2336b7" alt="6: Iraq" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />6 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>6: Iraq</h3>Iraq ranked sixth worldwide for the worst air quality.Exhaust from cars, electric generators, and fires at oil and gas refineries have contributed to the fouled air. The damage to infrastructure from recent was has also played a part.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/Jz_8mWoiA_tt81rpU3KT1ppmr8M=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Ff83ec2fa-2f87-411f-aaf7-f75b8d197434" alt="5: Burkina Faso" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />7 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>5: Burkina Faso</h3>The air quality in the West African nation of Burkina Faso is considered unsafe by the World Health Organisation.Air pollution is shortening lives by 2.4 years for the average resident and in neighbouring countries.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/NnvWHuiX-kK7hAiaHEuer7IfZNM=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe538ed7d-d0ce-4d12-badb-5ba3b1b3ba45" alt="4: Tajikistan" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />8 of 11Attribution: AP<h3>4: Tajikistan</h3>The current air pollution level for Tajikistan in Central Asia is more than three times above WHO standards.One of the main reasons has been the government's race to industrialise the poor landlocked nation by expanding fossil fuel power stations and building more factories.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/Y2zon4Gw_U49gB1jV08vedmwbYE=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F5f5b1526-b156-4e36-b31d-9671e52f28cb" alt="3: India" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />9 of 11Attribution: AP CNN<h2>3: India</h2>Some of the larger cities in India exceed the WHO air quality guidelines by more than 10 times.Begusarai, a city of 500,000 people in northern India's Bihar state, was the world's most polluted city in 2023.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/cR9WZoKImUg7PN2-pvFE4woCPRM=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F72a90576-3293-465a-b5b7-bbc0d5a16dc5" alt="2: Pakistan" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />10 of 11Attribution: Nine<h2>2: Pakistan</h2>Poor air quality is responsible for shaving nearly four years off the lives of Pakistanis.The city of Lahore, which has a population of more than 13 million, is worst impacted, with air pollution cutting life expectancy by seven years.<img src="https://imageresizer.static9.net.au/sVsS2cevNzcrG0ODsYfxlXFFYPQ=/400x0/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2F47948e38-34aa-4b54-8971-3498805b542c" alt="1. Bangladesh" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />11 of 11Attribution: AP<h2>1. Bangladesh</h2>Bangladesh has the most polluted air in the world.The average air quality in the country of 170 million exceeded the WHO safety guidelines by nearly 16 times.<a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/most-polluted-countries-in-the-world-2023/bc98d222-feb8-4fe0-a049-fbf7b1bc6ac4" target="_blank">https://www.9news.com.au/world/most-polluted-countries-in-the-world-2023/bc98d222-feb8-4fe0-a049-fbf7b1bc6ac4</a></blockquote>

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