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Environment

Air Pollution Is Causing Iran To Cancel Soccer Games And Keep Kids Home From School

by The Daily Eye Team January 6 2016, 1:34 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 19 secs

Tehran's air quality index hovered around 159 on Wednesday ? which is more than three times the World Health Organization's advised maximum of between 0 and 50. Iranian media reported that in an area in north eastern Tehran, the index rose as high as 238. With pollution that bad, WHO advises that people in Tehran avoid breathing outside air unless they absolutely have to. Read More at www.news.vice.com