Tracking the Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution from Space

A mother and a son with mask were riding on a motorcycle in a street of Bangkok. The capital of Thailand experienced high level of PM2.5 particle pollution. Credit: Pexels/Maksim Romashkin

By Keran Wang, Sheryl Rose Reyes and Taisei Ukita
BANGKOK, Thailand, Jan 14 2026 (IPS)

Take a deep breath.

Did you know that in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, the air we breathe falls short of the safety standards for air quality set by the World Health Organization? While the start of a new year signals new beginnings...