Category Archives: Air Quality

How Bad Is Wildfire Smoke for Your Health?

Posted on June 27, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

A Yale medical expert discusses how poor air quality affects adults and children. Overview It hasn’t been that long since the threat of COVID-19 drove people outdoors to avoid infection. Recently, people living in the Northeast were encouraged to do the opposite … Continue reading →

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London high pollution alert triggered for Tuesday

Posted on June 13, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

A “high” air pollution alert for London on Tuesday has been triggered by City Hall, after it said local emissions had combined with warm weather and winds blowing pollutants from the continent towards the capital. Imperial College London forecasters advised … Continue reading →

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WILDFIRE SMOKE ADVISORIES AND FORECASTS 🔥

Posted on June 12, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Information on smoke from Wildfires and Forest Fires, Smoke Advisories & Forecasts Global Forest Watch fires.globalforestwatch.orgMap: globalforestwatch.org/map NASA Earth Observatory earthobservatory.nasa.gov/topic/natural-event Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre ciffc.ca FireSmoke Canada firesmoke.ca Air Now USA airnow.gov/wildfiresfire.airnow.gov Fogos, Portugal fogos.pt

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Smoke from Canadian wildfires hits Norway and flows to southern Europe

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers used a model to predict how the smoke would move through the region and said it wouldn’t pose a health risk Smoke from Canadian wildfires that has descended upon parts of the eastern US and Canada in a thick haze … Continue reading →

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Brisbane smoke haze expect to linger for 2-3 days as air quality readings rated ‘very poor’

Posted on May 30, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Here’s What Wildfire Smoke Does To Your Body

Posted on May 18, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd
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Acute exposure to air pollution may increase risk of symptomatic arrhythmia

Posted on May 3, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Does air pollution affect your heart? Acute exposure to air pollution was found to be associated with an increased risk of arrythmia -; irregular heartbeat -; in a large study of 322 Chinese cities published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association … Continue reading →

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Air pollution is killing 1,200 children and teenagers in Europe each year, EEA warns

Posted on April 24, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution kills more than 1,200 children and teenagers per year in Europe, according to a report released by the European Environment Agency (EEA) on Monday. It also significantly increases the risk of disease later in life. Despite improvements made … Continue reading →

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