Air

Air pollution: A persistent plague on the lungs of Jerusalemites

Air pollution is not adequately monitored, and the government lacks the funds to implement a national plan.

A tourist covers her face near Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem as a sand storm hits.
 Roman Pompeian fresco representing mythological figures in Naples, Italy.

AI identifies 20 key points per fresco piece, boosting mural restoration accuracy by 86%

Current air quality ranking

Jerusalem air quality among worst in world amid fires - report

 Air pollution in the Sharon area

The bad news in spring: Haze. The good news: There’s a way to handle it


LG launches an innovative air purifier. What makes it special, and how much does it cost?

AeroHit features a new design to improve indoor air quality. It includes a 360° Aero filtration system to reduce dust, odors, viruses, and allergens, along with a sensor for air quality monitoring.

 LG AeroHit

Just one hour in polluted air can impair your brain, researchers warn

Impaired selective attention from air pollution may make daily tasks more difficult, researchers say.

 Just one hour in polluted air can impair your brain, researchers warn. Illustration.

WHO announces global increase in lung cancer among never-smokers, especially women

Study links 200,000 adenocarcinoma cases to air pollution in 2022.

 WHO announces global increase in lung cancer among never-smokers, especially women. Illustration.

How Rising Air Pollution Levels Are Clouding the Future of Israeli Schools and Businesses