Category Archives: World News

Riyadh in list of cities with worst air pollution

Riyadh to get $186.6mn special needs medical city | New cement plant to be built in Riyadh | Downtown Riyadh set for massive redevelopment A report by the World Health Organization has included the Saudi Arabian capital of Riyadh in … Continue reading

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Paris makes its bike share free to cut down on air pollution

The bad news: Air pollution in northern France has been at a dangerous high for three days running now, with nearly a third of the country’s 22 regions on maximum alert. Concentrations of PM2.5 Thursday in Paris reached 100mg/m3 — … Continue reading

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Nine Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than Beijing

Photographs of a smog-wreathed Tiananmen Square and the iconic headquarters of China Central Television dominated reports of Chinese pollution last year, but analysis shows nine other Chinese cities suffered more days of severe smog than the capital in 2013. The … Continue reading

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Air pollution alert issued for central, southern Taiwan

The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday issued a warning over bad air quality in several areas in central and southern Taiwan beginning last night, but said it is expected to ease tomorrow. According to the EPA’s Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring … Continue reading

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Swathes of France on alert over air pollution

Nearly a third of the 22 regions in mainland France on Wednesday were on a maximum pollution alert including a swathe of the country’s north, centre-east and the Paris region. The prevalance of particles with a diameter of less than … Continue reading

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Labour calls for action on air pollution after targets missed

The Scottish Government should set out a clear timetable for tackling air pollution, Labour has said. The party is using its debating time at Holyrood to highlight the problem. Labour members will call on the Government to work closely with … Continue reading

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Warm spring weather triggers London smog alert

Warm spring weather over the weekend triggered a smog alert in London from the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), with moderate particulate matter levels also forecast for the remainder of the coming week. Defra is also … Continue reading

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New PSI reporting system to see more days with “moderate” air quality

From May 1, Singapore will see more days with the air quality being classified as in the “moderate” range, as concentrations of smaller polluting particles of PM2.5 will be included in the Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) readings. “As a result … Continue reading

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