Air pollutuion issues are not new to the Emirates. Thecountry was named 'country with the world's worst air' by the Wirld Bank's annual 2015 report on global environmental indicators, known as the 'Little Green Data Book'. The UAE ranked even worse than China orIndia, two countries famous for their bad air pollution and usually lead this negetive 'competition'. According to the World Bank's report, the UAE's air is contaned 80micrograms of pollutants per cubic meter at the time, which was slightly higher than China's at 73 micrograms and almost 3 times india's result, with 32 micrograms. The UAE has more heavily polluted air than that of many cities known as hotspots for smog, with haze or fog worsened by pollutants, because of its amount of dust and industrial activities as well as its number of cars rejecting polluting particles in the air. Pilluted air in big cities is usually tempered by a vast quantity of trees and plants, but that is not the case in the UAE.

One measure of air quality is particulate matter (small particles of dust, sand or chemicals) and it's currently measured at an elevated, unhealthy level. In addition, nitrogen oxide, the product of combustion of fossil fuel, and smog are increasing.Some local authorities are already taking notice. In some areas, authorities have setup monitoring stations that are connected to their website, allowing anyone to track the elevated levels of air pollution. Specifically, they are tracking at particulate matter pollution, known as FM10. These small particles are onlly 10 micrometers across and if you have been out of school for a while, a icrometer is only one millionth of a meter.

This is still a very challenging problem faced by our fast-paced world. A few alternatives we can take up to help on our side are- Using public transport, cycling short distances, carpooling, and planting trees and plants. We should all be responsible citizens and take action on these tiny problems.