🌫️ Air pollution knows no borders.

In 2026 so far, 40% of global population was exposed to harmful ozone pollution, & wildfire smoke & desert dust affected regional and hemispheric air quality.

🔗 Explore the full story in CAMS #AtmosphereWatch: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/...

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🔔 One day to go! Tomorrow, 30 September, #CopernicusAtmosphere will release the first edition of CAMS #AtmosphereWatch. Get ready to explore three stories about air pollution in 2026: ground-level ozone, wildfire smoke and long-range dust transport.

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🌫️ Air pollution knows no borders. Around 2 billion tonnes of sand & dust enter the atmosphere every year. In 2026, smoke from North American wildfires regularly reached the Arctic & crossed the Atlantic to Europe.
Explore the CAMS #AtmosphereWatch: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/...
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Ozone pollution is interlinked with our climate, health, ecosystems & food production. During the first eight months of 2026, almost 40% of the global population was exposed to extremely high ozone levels, including 60% of people in Asia. 🔗 atmosphere.copernicus.eu/air-quality/...

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📣 Mark the date! On 30 September, #CopernicusAtmosphere will release the first edition of CAMS #AtmosphereWatch, a new publication exploring how ground-level ozone, wildfire smoke & dust plumes travel across borders & affect air quality far from their sources.

Stay tuned!
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