(haipo) – The Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health warn: High air pollution in Haifa and other regions of the country.
Following the air pollution warning issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Health from yesterday (Tuesday) for various areas in the country, today (Wednesday, 23/4/25) - towards noon, high air pollution is expected throughout the country due to high concentrations of respirable particles.
Air quality is expected to improve during the evening hours..
The high air pollution is a result of heavy precipitation, which causes dust to be transported from Egypt to our areas.
The Ministry of Health recommends that sensitive populations, including cardiovascular patients, lung patients, the elderly, pregnant women, and children, avoid strenuous outdoor physical activity. The general population is advised to reduce strenuous outdoor physical activity.
The Ministry of Environmental Protection will continue to update the public as needed based on forecast data and data measured at monitoring stations across the country.
You can track the monitoring stations on the Ministry of Environmental Protection's app or on the Israel Air Monitoring website.