# Climate crisis: UN warns wildfires and heatwaves threaten air quality

https://mins.news/en/video/48445

- CNA, 2026-09-07 13:23 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwCq5Iy3r8w

> The UN’s weather agency warns that worsening wildfires and heatwaves are increasing pollution and could erase decades of progress toward cleaner air. The World Meteorological Organization says climate change is making extreme weather more frequent and intense, generating microscopic pollutants that can travel long distances.

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