The map covers a sample period ... giving the region among the dirtiest air in Europe. If the animation demonstrates one thing it is that pollution has no respect for national boundaries.

While the number of PM2.5-linked deaths fell by 45 per cent from 2005 to 2022, the European Environment Agency says air pollution "remains the largest environmental health risk in Europe".

Air pollution is a deadly public health threat, but some parts of Europe are at much higher risk than others. Air pollution is linked to lung cancer, heart and respiratory diseases, stroke ...

Sadly, air pollution has become a major cause of death in Europe. The European Environment Agency (EEA) estimated that at least 239,000 deaths in the EU were caused by exposure to air pollution ...

While the number of PM2.5-linked deaths fell by 45 per cent from 2005 to 2022, the European Environment Agency says air pollution "remains the largest environmental health risk in Europe". The EEA ...