Vancouver tops list of world's worst air quality cities

 

 

Vancouver topped the list of world's worst air quality major cities on Wednesday. As of 11:34 a.m., Vancouver topped the list of most polluted major cities, according to IQAir. Vancouver's reading is 180 AQI. Vancouver has surpassed Lahore, Pakistan, Jakarta, Indonesia, and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Smoke from wildfires has been spreading across the city. Heavy smoke blanketed the city Wednesday morning. Many people were feeling unwell after breathing in the unhealthy smoke.

Metro Vancouver's Air Quality Network's Air Quality Index (AQHI) reached its highest level of 10+ between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. It then decreased slightly. Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley were issued air quality advisories on Wednesday.

In addition to the fires in the United States, smoke from wildfires burning just east of Hope, near Whistler, and in the Cariboo region is spreading across the province, Environment Canada said.