Air Quality Statistics - The Kathmandu Post

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AQI	Air Pollution Level	Health Implications
0-50	Good	Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
51-100	Moderate	Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a moderate health concern for a very small number of people who are unusually sensitive to air pollution.
101-150	Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups	Members of sensitive groups may experience health effects. The general public is not likely to be affected.
151-200	Unhealthy	Everyone may begin to experience health effects; members of sensitive groups may experience more serious health effects.
201-300	Very Unhealthy	Health warnings of emergency conditions. The entire population is more likely to be affected.
301+	Hazardous	Health alert: everyone may experience more serious health effects.

Antarctic winter sea ice hits ‘extreme’ record low

The summer Antarctic sea ice extent also hit a record low in February, breaking the previous mark set in 2022.

Weak monsoon dampens prospects for Nepal’s agriculture sector

Met office says 1,249.3 mm rain, 84.9 percent of season’s average, has fallen since June.

104 killed in landslides, floods and lightning this monsoon

At least 29 people are reported missing and 6,083 families have been affected by disaster-related incidents.

Several Tarai districts witness below-average monsoon rainfall

With only 60 percent of land cultivated so far, locals from areas affected by severe dry spells are worried about a food crisis.

Local units are at forefront of forest encroachment

All 88 local units in the Sudurpaschim Province have encroached on forestlands to build offices, schools and other infrastructures, forest officials say.