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Talatona Air quality today
Air quality in Talatona currently reads AQI 53 (Moderate): Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
AQI 53
Air quality right now
Moderate
- PM2.5, fine particles (µg/m³)
- 9.3
- tree cover
- 10.2%
- trees in this area
- 32.0K
- more trees needed
- 62.2K
Measured across a 2 km radius around Luanda Sul, Belas, Angola (12.57 km²), from a satellite image of Sep 11, 2026. Lower AQI is better: 0–50 is Good, above 300 is Hazardous.
Talatona · AQI 53 (Moderate)
Talatona's tree count comes to 32,044 trees across 12.57 km², 20 points below the 30% tree-cover level considered healthy for this area, so roughly 62,204 more trees would close the gap.
Air quality detail
Air quality in Talatona today: AQI 53, Moderate
Main pollutant: PM2.5 · Observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. Values in µg/m³.
Model estimate · no ground station nearby
Health signal
Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
PM2.5
9.3
PM10
13.3
NO₂
4.2
O₃
51.0
SO₂
3.0
CO
180.0
- Outdoor exercise
- Fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier
- Windows
- Fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution
- Mask
- Not needed for most people
- Air purifier
- Worth running if you are sensitive
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Talatona's daily AQI at 60 on average, from 50 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 7.
Where Talatona stands: the most polluted cities in the world right now · the cleanest
Tree cover detail
Tree cover in Talatona: Critically low
10.2% tree cover against a 30% healthy-neighborhood target, across 12.57 km².
Trees in this area
32,044
Target trees
94,248
More trees needed
62,204
CO₂ if planted / yr
1,368 t
Deforestation · 2001–2025
How much forest has Talatona lost?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Talatona has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (32%), after which forest can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
2017: satellite photo from August 2017 of a 5 × 5 km area in the city center.
- Forest lost since 2001
- 3 haabout 4 football pitches
- Share of its forest
- 2.2%of what there was in 2000
- Cleared for good
- under 1 hadeforestation: turned into farms, mines or towns
Hectares of forest lost each year
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| Year | Cleared for good | Can grow back | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2002 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2003 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2004 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2005 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2006 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2007 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2008 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2009 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2010 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2011 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2012 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2013 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2014 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2015 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2016 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2017 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2018 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2019 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2020 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2021 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2022 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2023 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2024 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
| 2025 | under 1 ha | under 1 ha | under 1 ha |
What is causing deforestation around Talatona?
- Storms, floods and other natural causescan grow back32% · under 1 ha
- Towns and roadscleared for good16% · under 1 ha
- Unknown causescause unknown52% · 1 ha
Causes for 2025 are estimates, based on what caused forest loss in the same places up to 2024.
These figures cover everything within 10 km of the city center, a wider area than the report above, because forest is usually lost at a city's edges.
Source: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA, Global Forest Change (GFC-2025-v1.13); causes: WRI/Google DeepMind drivers of forest loss; both CC BY 4.0, summed by Airleaf for each area. Images: contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data. How it's measured
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Questions about Talatona
What is the air quality (AQI) in Talatona right now?
The latest reading for Talatona shows an AQI of 53 (Moderate), observed Nov 10, 19:00 local time via Open-Meteo / CAMS, US EPA index. The main pollutant is PM2.5. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting long outdoor exertion.
Is it safe to exercise outside in Talatona today?
At AQI 53 (Moderate): fine for most people; unusually sensitive people should take long or hard exercise easier. Windows: fine to open; close them if you are sensitive to pollution. Masks: not needed for most people. The reading changes through the day, so check again before a long run or ride.
What has the air quality in Talatona been like this week?
Over the last 7 days, the CAMS air-quality model put Talatona's daily AQI at 60 on average, from 50 on Nov 10 to an hourly peak of 72 on Nov 7. No day averaged above 100, the level where the air turns unhealthy for sensitive groups.
How much forest has the area around Talatona lost since 2001?
Since 2001, the area within 10 km of Talatona has lost about 3 hectares of forest (about 4 football pitches): 2.2% of the forest it had in 2000. The biggest cause was storms, floods and other natural causes (32%), after which forest can grow back. Almost none of it was deforestation, meaning forest cleared for good.
What is the tree count in Talatona?
Talatona has an estimated 32,044 trees across the 12.57 km² measured — 10.2% tree cover, 20 percentage points short of the 30% tree-cover target set for this area.
How many more trees does Talatona need?
Talatona needs roughly 62,204 more trees to close a 20-point shortfall against its 30% tree-cover target — about 1,368 t of extra CO₂ absorbed per year once grown.
How are Talatona's air quality and tree cover measured?
Air quality comes from ground monitoring stations via OpenAQ where one reports nearby, and otherwise, as here, from the Open-Meteo / CAMS model, which may differ from street-level monitors. Tree cover is measured from Sentinel-2 L2A (ESA Copernicus) via Earth Search satellite imagery at 10 m detail across a 2 km radius around Luanda Sul; the tree count is an estimate derived from that cover.
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