Heatwaves and wildfires drive extreme ozone pollution worldwide
- Heatwaves, wildfires and human-caused emissions exposed a third of the world’s population to extremely high ozone pollution in 2026, with Asia worst hit and wildfire smoke crossing oceans, an EU report said on Wednesday.
- Issued on: 30/09/2026 - 11:15 2 min Reading time Some 34 percent of people worldwide faced "extremely poor" air quality between 1 January and 15 September, the EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) found in its first Atmosphere Watch review.
- CAMS tracks air pollution and wildfires using satellite data and computer models.
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- Heatwaves, wildfires and human-caused emissions exposed a third of the world’s population to extremely high ozone pollution in 2026, with Asia worst hit and wildfire smoke crossing oceans, an EU report said on Wednesday.
- Issued on: 30/09/2026 - 11:15 2 min Reading time Some 34 percent of people worldwide faced "extremely poor" air quality between 1 January and 15 September, the EU's Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) found in its first Atmosphere Watch review.
- CAMS tracks air pollution and wildfires using satellite data and computer models.
Sources: RFI