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If I open IQAir, I see dozens of monitoring stations in every country. Even in Myanmar, which is a developing country in the middle of a civil war there are 7
by refurb 2y ago
If I open IQAir, I see dozens of monitoring stations in every country. Even in Myanmar, which is a developing country in the middle of a civil war there are 7 monitoring stations in Yangon.
Considering the US typically has only a handful of embassies and consultants in countries, and they are located in major cities, it comes across as a hyperbole when describing the loss of a few stations as setting back air quality monitoring globally.
- ImaCake 2y agoNot all stations are built equal, but I do agree that this is mostly symbolic. But it could be a harbinger of much more problematic censoring of US air quality data.
- insane_dreamer 2y agoIt's the symbolism of it that has the greatest impact. But in Beijing specifically, the US embassy air quality measurements had a significant impact on government policy to improve air quality. The same can be true in other countries where information is tightly controlled.