Trump Show Made Washington World's Most Polluted City
A record attempt with 850,000 fireworks pushed fine-particle pollution above 200 micrograms per cubic meter and triggered very unhealthy air alerts.
- On Monday, Washington air quality reached 'Code Purple' levels following President Donald Trump's record-breaking fireworks show on the National Mall, data showed.
- Pyrotecnico, hired by the Trump administration's Freedom 250 organization, launched 850,000 fireworks in 40 minutes to break a world record set in the Philippines.
- Fine particle pollution peaked at over 200 micrograms per cubic meter, prompting the National Park Service to advise residents to wear an N95 mask outdoors.
- Environmental Protection Agency press secretary Brigit Hirsch told AFP, "Fireworks are awesome," while critics Joanne Carducci and Joyce Carol Oates condemned the event; rain cleared the smoke by Sunday.
- Guinness World Records is currently reviewing the application to confirm the record, while atmospheric scientist Russell Dickerson noted that thunderstorms helped mitigate pollution during the event.
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Washington briefly became the most polluted big city in the world on the night of Saturday to Sunday, according to IQAir data.
According to data from IQAir, the capital of the United States, Washington DC, was briefly the world's largest polluted city, after a gigantic burning of fireworks to celebrate the 250th anniversary of its independence, promoted by Donald Trump's government as "impressive." 'Pride': Trump praises the US and criticizes 'communists' in a speech that marks the 250th anniversary of the independence of the country Trump 2.
According to data collected by the Swiss company IQAir, which is based on a variety of public and private sources, Washington was the largest city in the world between around 03H00 and 05H00 on the morning of Sunday, July 5.
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