Climate change worsening heat waves, air quality

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 07, 2023 12:14 am

GENEVA: Climate change is driving more intense and more frequent heat waves, which in turn generate a 'witch's brew' of pollutants, threatening the health of humans and other living things, the UN warned Wednesday.

The wildfire smoke recently suffocating cities from Athens to New York may be the most visible sign of air pollution brought on by heat waves.

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