Comprised of the Global Cities Index (GCI) and the Global Cities Outlook (GCO), the report reveals that the leading global cities have been resilient and adaptable despite initially being hit hardest by COVID-19 because of their high connectivity and density. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ - As cities struggle to emerge from a tumultuous year, the 2021 Global Cities Report by Kearney offers key insights on how COVID-19 and the resulting pandemic containment measures have impacted the level of global engagement of 156 cities around the world. For comparison, New York exceeded 400 out of a scale that goes to 500 on 7 June, when it typically averages below 50, or “good”.New 2021 Global City Rankings According To Chicago Based Research Center KearneyĬHICAGO, Oct. The Windy City as of 11 am on Tuesday 27 June, the air quality had deteriorated to the second highest level of “very unhealthy” registering 209 on the NowCast AQI. It was so bad in the Big Apple that the air was considered hazardous to breathe, the highest level.

Earlier in June, the same happened to New York where the skies turned an eerie orange and blotted out the Sun. However, the most recent city to get thrust to the top of IQAir’s list of cities with the worst air quality is Chicago.

Generally, those that live in the US and Canadian experience relatively low levels of air pollution in comparison to the rest of the world. However, as they blow over cities both north and south of the border at lower altitudes the smoke has wreaked havoc creating unhealthy conditions for millions.

The massive plumes of smoke are being carried as far away as Western Europe, where they aren’t affected the air quality simply darkening the skies. Wildfires burning across Canada are not only an environmental disaster for that country but also for the United States.

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