Environment in Luzerne 13 indicators covering environment for Luzerne. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Drought - Cities and FUAs β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.7 Percentage change 2025 up 167.5% 194th Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs β GHG emissions from waste 0.07 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent 2024 unchanged 407th Total and environment-related patents - FUAs β Patent applications 2.6 Patents 2022 down 79.7% 645th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime summer land 25.85 Degrees celsius 2024 down 2.5% 1178th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime winter land 2.84 Degrees celsius 2024 up 134.0% 1141st Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Daytime yearly land 18.02 Degrees celsius 2024 down 4.8% 1117th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime summer land 15.64 Degrees celsius 2024 up 2.4% 747th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime winter land -4.97 Degrees celsius 2024 up 47.7% 1207th Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs β Nighttime yearly land 4.83 Degrees celsius 2024 up 94.3% 1249th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to nitrogen 12.51 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 940th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to ozone 50.74 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 1186th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM10 14.8 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 1311th Air pollution - Cities and FUAs β Population exposure to PM2.5 8.63 Microgrammes per cubic metre 2025 β 1175th