"pollution hazardous"

#13037023

29 November 2025

Workers wash used plastic bags in the polluted waters of the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh, before drying and processing them for resale. Despite the river's severe contamination, informal recycling workers use the water as part of their daily routine, highlighting the environmental degradation and hazardous conditions surrounding Dhaka's plastic-recycling trade.

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#13037029

29 November 2025

A worker spreads freshly washed plastic bags across an open riverside area to dry under the sun after cleaning them in the Buriganga River in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The recycled plastic is later melted and remanufactured, despite the environmental and health risks involved in this informal processing system.

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#13034833

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13034835

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13034838

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13034842

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13034847

28 November 2025

Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Friday morning, experiences its worst air quality of the season, with the Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 340, a level classified as ''hazardous.'' Although the capital frequently suffers from severe pollution, conditions as poor as this morning are rarely observed. This photo is taken by Dhaka Fatullah.

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#13014569

22 November 2025

A view of a residential area in northern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, shows polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#13014725

22 November 2025

A view of a highway in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, shows polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#13014727

22 November 2025

Vehicles stop along an expressway in northern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, during polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#13014728

22 November 2025

Vehicles drive along an expressway in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, during polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#13014729

22 November 2025

Vehicles drive along an expressway in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, during polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#13014730

22 November 2025

An elderly Iranian man wears a protective face mask and sits at a bus stand on an expressway in northwestern Tehran, Iran, on November 22, 2025, during polluted air. Tehran faces dangerously high air pollution, with AQI levels often above 200, placing the city in the very unhealthy range.

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#12992224

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992250

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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#12992266

16 November 2025

Thick smog covers Delhi, India, on July 24, 2024. India's capital, with 18 million residents, has the world's most polluted air with six times the amount of small particulate matter (pm2.5) than what the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe. The air's hazardous amount of pm2.5 can reach deep into the lungs and enter the blood, causing serious long-term health effects. The WHO declares that India has the world's highest death rate from chronic respiratory diseases. India, home to 13 of the world's top 20 polluted cities, is also the third largest emitter of greenhouse gases behind the United States and China.

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