^(Of course, they still prevent a free view to the Mediterranean, so go on and remove them already…)
Where are the German coal power plants?
As a Norwegian I can’t complain
Poland looking suspiciously green.
Why is northern Italy so red?
Ireland?
Very cool.
Now do Eastern Europe. That’s gonna be fun.
hey I can see my house from here!
…right in the big red spot.
Bad quality, as Madrid should definitely be dark red
Balkan countries don’t have this air quality feature, what a nice thing.. 🙁
Why does it have Estonia but not Nordics (minus Denmark) and Baltics?
Italy just not givin a shit
How often is it updated?
What’s going on in Slovenia
What does this show?
Portugal can into Balkans.
I’m not surprised.
I assume that’s Google Maps?
Made my italian nose sneeze
I think it makes italy look bad 🤣🤣
I was in Milano 2 days ago, the air quality is atrocious there sadly
I feel quite good to be fair. I am grateful for generally having relatively good air quality. I still think it’s too bad and needs improvement that said.
Why is the border area between Slovakia and Hungary red yet places like Silesia are completely green 🤨
Portugal doesn’t have air
Seems to not work on my Google maps, in France
What sources are used by Google? It does not look like scientifically collected data have been included here, or a representative number of data collection stations …
Wait, something’s wrong….
Why Poland is green? It should be purple
FORZA ITALIAAA
I bet it’s pretty blue in Buenos Aires.
Not sure I trust this. How is London and the South East cleaner than Scotland?
And people still make jokes about my city having bad air quality… While I live in green.
I suspect most of pollution in Italy comes from using wood for heating. Are you aware of any serious study abot this? I only found news articles with qualitative /unclear data
If Poland (specially Upper Silesia/Gorny Slask) is green then I wouldn’t believe the quality of this map.
Portugal: “Wait, you guys have air?”
How is it possible I’m on the isle of fuerteventura in the canaries that the quality is so bad here?
Next to no industries and lots of wind in a small island.
Doesn’t make sense.
Its THERMAL INVERSION
The Po Valley is the most polluted area in central western Europe due to the presence of many industries and intensive livestock farms.
The lack of strong winds in the Pianura Padana contributes to the accumulation of pollutants, creating a bowl-like effect.
Thermal inversion in the plains, especially in winter, interrupts the recirculation of air in the lower atmosphere, causing pollutants to remain trapped and not mix together.
Nitrogen monoxide is a primary pollutant released directly from cars, heating systems, and industries, contributing to air pollution.
Tropospheric ozone at ground level is bad for human health and vegetation, especially during the growth phase, and is considered a secondary pollutant generated after chemical reactions in the air.
The Po Valley in northern Italy has a significantly higher number of intensive farming, with three-quarters of all Italian livestock, contributing to the air pollution in the region.
Milan always on top!!!
Yet another proof that Portugal is in Eastern Europe
I didn’t know my country had coverage of this as well
London has better air quality than Shetland? I have doubt
I think the inevitable crying from places like India and China that don’t give a shit until now will be funny
Google is still busy researching a new dark shade of red for the Balkans.
What weather map app is it? I’m usually go for Windy
I’d rather check Apple Weather as it looks more accurate.
Which “maps”?
Is this some website or app or what?
Google maps displays air quality, but not like this and there aren’t any stations in Europe.
Don’t know why Google Maps don’t offer the info for Portugal when its easily available
TL;DR: It’s mostly green, except for a tiny region north of Lisbon that I assume is the same reason as in Italy, mountainous area with lots of industries
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Good there are the Alps.
^(Of course, they still prevent a free view to the Mediterranean, so go on and remove them already…)
Where are the German coal power plants?
As a Norwegian I can’t complain
Poland looking suspiciously green.
Why is northern Italy so red?
Ireland?
Very cool.
Now do Eastern Europe. That’s gonna be fun.
hey I can see my house from here!
…right in the big red spot.
Bad quality, as Madrid should definitely be dark red
Balkan countries don’t have this air quality feature, what a nice thing.. 🙁
Why does it have Estonia but not Nordics (minus Denmark) and Baltics?
Italy just not givin a shit
How often is it updated?
What’s going on in Slovenia
What does this show?
Portugal can into Balkans.
I’m not surprised.
I assume that’s Google Maps?
Made my italian nose sneeze
I think it makes italy look bad 🤣🤣
I was in Milano 2 days ago, the air quality is atrocious there sadly
I feel quite good to be fair. I am grateful for generally having relatively good air quality. I still think it’s too bad and needs improvement that said.
Why is the border area between Slovakia and Hungary red yet places like Silesia are completely green 🤨
Portugal doesn’t have air
Seems to not work on my Google maps, in France
What sources are used by Google? It does not look like scientifically collected data have been included here, or a representative number of data collection stations …
Wait, something’s wrong….
Why Poland is green? It should be purple
FORZA ITALIAAA
I bet it’s pretty blue in Buenos Aires.
Not sure I trust this. How is London and the South East cleaner than Scotland?
And people still make jokes about my city having bad air quality… While I live in green.
I suspect most of pollution in Italy comes from using wood for heating. Are you aware of any serious study abot this? I only found news articles with qualitative /unclear data
If Poland (specially Upper Silesia/Gorny Slask) is green then I wouldn’t believe the quality of this map.
Portugal: “Wait, you guys have air?”
How is it possible I’m on the isle of fuerteventura in the canaries that the quality is so bad here?
Next to no industries and lots of wind in a small island.
Doesn’t make sense.
Its THERMAL INVERSION
The Po Valley is the most polluted area in central western Europe due to the presence of many industries and intensive livestock farms.
The lack of strong winds in the Pianura Padana contributes to the accumulation of pollutants, creating a bowl-like effect.
Thermal inversion in the plains, especially in winter, interrupts the recirculation of air in the lower atmosphere, causing pollutants to remain trapped and not mix together.
Nitrogen monoxide is a primary pollutant released directly from cars, heating systems, and industries, contributing to air pollution.
Tropospheric ozone at ground level is bad for human health and vegetation, especially during the growth phase, and is considered a secondary pollutant generated after chemical reactions in the air.
The Po Valley in northern Italy has a significantly higher number of intensive farming, with three-quarters of all Italian livestock, contributing to the air pollution in the region.
Milan always on top!!!
Yet another proof that Portugal is in Eastern Europe
I didn’t know my country had coverage of this as well
London has better air quality than Shetland? I have doubt
I think the inevitable crying from places like India and China that don’t give a shit until now will be funny
Google is still busy researching a new dark shade of red for the Balkans.
What weather map app is it? I’m usually go for Windy
I’d rather check Apple Weather as it looks more accurate.
Which “maps”?
Is this some website or app or what?
Google maps displays air quality, but not like this and there aren’t any stations in Europe.
Don’t know why Google Maps don’t offer the info for Portugal when its easily available
https://aqicn.org/map/portugal/pt/
TL;DR: It’s mostly green, except for a tiny region north of Lisbon that I assume is the same reason as in Italy, mountainous area with lots of industries
Feels like some might be fudging those numbers