Category Archives: World News

Worst smog of the year leaves Beijing choking as US embassy’s air quality reading hits 545

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing is choking in its worst smog so far this year, with air pollution at hazardous levels and the reading at the US embassy hitting as high as 545 on Thursday afternoon. An air quality index (AQI) reading of more … Continue reading →

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Beijing in first smog alert of year

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing issued its first smog alert of 2015 on Tuesday, with the PM2.5 index passing the 200 level. The alert will probably remain in force until Friday, the municipal environmental authority said. Based on the official daily air quality forecast, … Continue reading →

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Pollutionwatch: Please don’t keep the home fires burning

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

With fewer people travelling to work, the end of December normally has low pollution. However, this year frosty weather meant that air pollution lingered and caused problems across the UK – especially in Merseyside, Manchester and Southampton. East Sussex Fire … Continue reading →

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Perth’s Atholl Street one of nation’s most polluted

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Perth’s Atholl Street is one of the dirtiest streets in Scotland, according to a new report by Friends of the Earth. Along with the Seagate, Whitehall Street and Lochee Road in Dundee, it has the dubious distinction of being among … Continue reading →

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Air quality hits severely polluted

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

SHANGHAI’S air reached severely polluted last night, its worst this year, as the city air quality index passed 300. This followed three days of smog, though forecasters said the arrival of a cold front today with northeasterly winds should disperse … Continue reading →

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Real-time Air Quality Index visual map

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

You don’t always notice air pollution when you walk out the door in the morning. Sure, sometimes there’s smog in the sky to tip you off that it’s an extra-polluted day but that’s not always the case. So, how do … Continue reading →

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Hyderabad Shivers in Cold, Air Pollution Rises

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Winter traps pollutants, pollution levels double in cold weather With temperatures dropping at alarming levels, children and the aged are facing the brunt of air pollution. It is a well known fact that the air pollution levels in the city … Continue reading →

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Air pollution in Scotland ‘creating public health crisis’

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air pollution in Scotland’s towns and cities is creating a public health crisis, according to environmental campaigners. The claim by Friends of the Earth Scotland came after they analysed official data for two toxic pollutants. The group said the latest … Continue reading →

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