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Category Archives: Latin America
New research finds 1M deaths in 2017 attributable to fossil fuel combustion
An interdisciplinary group of researchers from across the globe has comprehensively examined the sources and health effects of air pollution—not just on a global scale, but also individually for more than 200 countries. They found that worldwide, more than one … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Europe, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Latin America, Malaysia, Mexico, Middle East, Mongolia, Philippines, Poland, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, USA & Canada, Vietnam, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Bangladesh, China, Egypt, fossil fuels, India, Indonesia, Nigeria, Pakistan, PM2.5, Research, Russia, USA
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Air pollution: The silent killer called PM2.5
Over half the world’s population lives without the protection of proper air quality standards Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Canada, China, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Latin America, Middle East, USA, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, PM2.5, Research, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Pollutionwatch: how much Sahara desert dust do we breathe?
Dust that swept Europe in February affects weather systems but also contains many allergens Saharan dust high in the skies over Europe caused some spectacular sunsets in February. Many of us found dust on our cars, and Alpine snow has … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Allergies, Asthma, Europe, Latin America, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Allergies, Saharan dust
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Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite lockdowns
– Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to human health globally. – Tens of thousands of people died from related deaths last year, despite an economic slow down caused by coronavirus. – In the five most-populated cities air pollution … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Japan, Latin America, Medical Studies, Mexico, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Brazil, China, coal, crop-burning, Delhi, fireworks, forest fire, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Japan, Mexico, Mexico City, PM2.5, Research, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo, vehicle emissions, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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PM2.5 air pollution claims 160,000 lives in five cities
Delhi, Mexico and São Paulo are the cities with the highest death tolls, new research finds Fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5) was responsible for approximately 160,000 deaths in the world’s five largest cities in 2020. Exposure to PM2.5 is considered … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, India, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Brazil, China, Delhi, India, Japan, Mexico, Mexico City, PM2.5, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Tokyo
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Global Transport of Australian Bushfire Smoke – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet
In this video, different aerosols are highlighted by color, including dust (orange), sea salt (blue), nitrates (pink) and carbonaceous (red), with brighter regions corresponding to higher aerosol amounts. This animation shows several high impact events across the globe between August 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Indonesia, Latin America, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Quality, bushfire, wildfires
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Brazilian wildfire pollution worsens air quality in distant cities – study
Wildfires in south eastern Brazil produce airborne pollution that worsens air quality in major cities such as Sao Paulo – cancelling out efforts to improve the urban environment and posing health risks to citizens, according to a new study. The … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Latin America
Tagged Air Pollution, Brazil, NOx, Ozone O3, PM10, PM2.5, Sao Paulo, wildfires
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Prenatal air pollution exposure tied to childhood blood sugar
Kids who are exposed to air pollution in the womb may have higher blood sugar levels during childhood than kids without this exposure, according to a study that suggests particle pollution could be an environmental risk factor for diabetes. Researchers … Continue reading
