US, Canada had highest air pollution surge worldwide in 2023: Report
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The United States and Canada endured the planet’s biggest air pollution surge in 2023 — an upswing driven by the northern neighbor’s worst wildfire season on record, a new report has found. Canada alone experienced its highest levels of fine particulate pollution (PM 2.5) in at least 26 years, with more than half of residents […]