Category Archives: World News

Mexico City Doubles Driving Ban as Pollution Persists

Posted on April 7, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Mexico City authorities have doubled down on the capital’s emergency driving ban, ordering two out of every five private vehicles to stay off the road Wednesday as heavy smog continued to blanket the megalopolis. Mexico City has struggled since mid-March to contain … Continue reading →

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Hanoi under a polluted cloud 

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Many Hanoians seem unaware of the high air pollution in their city despite the warnings of environmentalists and statistics from the US Embassy’s air quality monitoring station in Lang Ha Street that show the air quality index remaining at unhealthy … Continue reading →

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Unable to curb pollution crisis, Medellin bans outdoor activity

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Medellin authorities have temporarily suspended outdoor activities in the city following extreme levels of pollution in recent weeks. Amid the current crisis, Mayor Federico Gutierrez put restrictions in place in order to limit the effects of air pollution on the 3 … Continue reading →

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Extreme haze forces 77 schools to close for two days 

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Seventy-seven schools in south-western Sabah are closed for two days after thick smoke enveloped the area amidst simmering peat fires from the Binsuluk Forest Reserve in the Klias peninsula. Schools in Beaufort (53), Papar (10) and Kuala Penyu (14) were … Continue reading →

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Huge cruise ships will worsen London air pollution, campaigners warn 

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Resident groups mounting a high court challenge to plans for a new wharf in Greenwich say diesel emissions from docked liners would breach legal limits Toxic fumes from large cruise liners powered by giant diesel engines will worsen London’s air pollution … Continue reading →

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University “shed” could hold the key to fighting deadly and tiny air pollution particles 

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

THIS humble shed could hold the key to fighting ultra fine deadly pollution particles. The Argus was among a small select group of media invited to look round the University of Brighton‘s ground-breaking air-pollution monitoring station at their Falmer campus … Continue reading →

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Mexico City orders all cars off the road one day a week to tackle air pollution 

Posted on March 31, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

In addition vehicles must stay off the road one Saturday a month as the Mexican capital grapples with its worst air-quality crisis in over a decade Authorities in Mexico City have temporarily ordered all cars to remain idle one day … Continue reading →

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U.S. preterm births tied to air pollution cost $4 billion a year

Posted on March 30, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

U.S. premature births linked to air pollution cost more than $4 billion a year in medical care and lost economic opportunity, a new analysis estimates. Almost 16,000 babies arrive early each year due at least in part to air pollution, … Continue reading →

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