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Air Quality Further Worsens Across Hungary - 'Dangerous' in Many Places

• 26 Feb 2025 6:56 AM

A high concentration of airborne dust particles has made air quality "dangerous", mainly in western Hungary, the national public health centre (NNGYK) said.

According to the latest measurements, the air is "dangerous" in large parts of north and north-eastern Hungary as well as in the south-east. In other parts of the north, east, and central parts of the country, as well as in the west and north-west, air quality is classified as "bad for health", the authority said.

According to recent forecasts, the winds will pick up on Tuesday and Wednesday, improving air quality for the most parts of the country, NNGYK added.

Air Quality Now Officially Dangerous in Several Parts of Hungary

A high concentration of airborne dust particles is making air quality "dangerous" in several parts of Hungary, the national public health centre (NNGYK) said on Tuesday.

According to recent measurements, the air is currently "dangerous" in Kecskemet, Békéscsaba, Debrecen, Nyiregyháza, Eger, as well as in the Sajó valley in Miskolc, Kazincbarcika and Putnok.

The air in several other places in the north and east, as well as in Budapest, and Varpalota and Szentgotthard, in the west, was "poor".

Hungarian air quality index
 

Source: 
MTI - The Hungarian News Agency, founded in 1881.

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