40% of global population exposed to harmful ozone level

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Nearly 40 percent of the world's population has been exposed to harmful levels of ground-level ozone in 2026, according to a new analysis by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS). The analysis, published on Wednesday, shows how extreme heat and air pollution combined to drive ozone pollution across large parts of the world during the first eight months of the year. According