Category Archives: World News

NASA to Perform Air Quality Research Study

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA is launching the latest study in a project spanning four North American cities analyzing factors that lead to unhealthy air quality conditions. NASA’s latest study will bring a King Air research aircraft and … Continue reading

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Every Breath You Take: IBM Developing Project to Map and Control Beijing Air Pollution

China’s pollution crisis is receiving some necessary fresh air. On Monday, IBM ‘s China Research laboratory announced a partnership with the Beijing Municipal Government in a project aimed to ease the city’s toxic air pollution. The initiative will forecast and … Continue reading

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Oxford Street revealed as worst place in the world for toxic pollutant nitrogen dioxide

Traders today said urgent action was needed to slash traffic levels after a report revealed Oxford Street has the highest levels of a toxic pollutant in the world. The mayor is facing demands to reduce the build-up of the “wall … Continue reading

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Capital air quality among the best in Europe

AIR quality in the Capital is among the best in the European Union, a study by French environmental organisation Respire found. Air pollution never exceeded “normal” levels with only Cluj-Napoca in Romania achieving the same level. Edinburgh was ranked second … Continue reading

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When Air Quality in Beijing and Shanghai is Least Awful

What is the best time of year to avoid air pollution in Beijing? Some might say this is a trick question, given the notorious smog levels in China’s capital. But thanks to an analysis by China Real Time, as the … Continue reading

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Electric Vehicles Used To Cause, Measure Pollution In Leicester

Today, scientists from the University of Leicester are driving the streets in electric vehicles (EV’s) fitted with specialized air monitoring sensors, with the intention of measuring the extent of air pollution in city environments. Where do electric vehicles get their electricity? … Continue reading

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Nairobi’s polluted air doles out constant flu

Everybody talks about pollution of water in Nairobi all the time. Nobody, at any time, talks about pollution of the air around Nairobi. But they need to, especially if they were to know the extent to which the seemingly clear … Continue reading

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EEA: EU ecosystems still damaged by air pollution

Airborne chemicals, such as Sulphur dioxide, still pose a threat to the EU’s plant and animal life, despite policies to reduce the pollutants over the past few decades, according to the European Environment Agency. The EU continues to emit unsustainable … Continue reading

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