Category Archives: Air Quality

Italy smog: Milan bans cars for three days to fight pollution 

Italy’s iconic Vespa scooters will vanish from the streets of Milan for three days next week, as authorities ban cars and motorcycles in an attempt to curb the city’s smog problem. Drivers in the northern city will have to leave … Continue reading

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Air Pollution In Delhi Breaches ‘Severe’ Levels

Air quality in Delhi last night plunged to the ‘very poor’ level with real-time readings of PM 2.5, the tiniest and most damaging of all the particulate matters, breaching the ‘severe’ category in areas across the national capital. Around 10 … Continue reading

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Poor air quality prompts city to activate emergency measures again this morning 

Shanghai environmental authority activated emergency measures against air pollution this morning. It is the second time such measures were launched within eight days. Schools and kindergartens have been ordered to cancel outdoor activities, operations at constructions sites within the Outer … Continue reading

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Weather worsens seasonal air pollution in Italian cities 

Rome is limiting auto circulation, and other Italian cities have been offering free bus rides to encourage public transport use as the country battles seasonal air pollution that has been worsened this year by long spells of no rain and … Continue reading

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China Issues ‘Red Alert’ Over Devastating Air Pollution 

It’s only the second time the country has issued the high-level warning Beijing has issued its most severe air pollution warning for only the second time ever as unhealthy levels of smog in the city are expected to persist through … Continue reading

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Beijing may miss annual goal to improve air quality due to smog 

Frequent spells of smog, which has hit Beijing four times since last month, may make it difficult for the capital to achieve its annual air quality improvement goal, a municipal official said on Sunday. Beijing has set a target of … Continue reading

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Iran closes capital’s schools due to air pollution 

Iran is to close schools for two days in Tehran, state media said Saturday, following air pollution three times the acceptable level that has blanketed the city in smog. Air quality in Iran’s capital was the worst in at least … Continue reading

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NASA scientists track air pollution from space 

It’s possible to track air pollution from space. NASA scientists did that with high-resolution satellite maps. To gather the data, they used an ozone monitoring instrument on board NASA’s Aura satellite. That tool tracks atmospheric gasses. The team of NASA … Continue reading

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