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Midrand’s ‘airpocalypse’ a reality with toxic air

Posted on June 20, 2019 by Respro® UK Ltd

On an air pollution scale, anything between zero and 20 is safe to breathe. At 300 things are labelled ‘airpocalypse’. In Midrand, Gauteng, pollution levels regularly hit 1 000. Sipho Kings used data, a bicycle and a helicopter to see … Continue reading →

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Poland’s ‘airpocalypse’ rivals New Delhi smog

Posted on January 2, 2018 by Respro® UK Ltd

In one city, residents burn garbage to heat their homes and the local mine’s coal supplies are almost exhausted. You don’t need to use an alarm clock on Miners’ Day in the Polish city of Katowice – the 21-piece colliery … Continue reading →

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‘Airpocalypse’: Delhi braces for air pollution rise

Posted on October 19, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Hindus across India celebrate Diwali this week, scientists fear a ban on firecrackers and other emergency anti-pollution measures deployed by authorities may not be enough to prevent a repeat of last year’s “airpocalypse” in Delhi. Each year, as winter … Continue reading →

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Beijing hit by new air pollution crisis as huge sandstorm blows in 

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dozens of flights are reported cancelled and residents urged to stay indoors to avoid breathing in dangerous particles A putrid, nicotine-shaded mist loomed over Beijing on Thursday after a massive sandstorm slammed into the Chinese capital bringing the latest “airpocalypse” … Continue reading →

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India to make every single car electric by 2030 in bid to tackle pollution that kills millions 

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Every car sold in India will be powered by electricity by the year 2030, according to plans unveiled by the country’s energy minister. The move is intended to lower the cost of importing fuel and lower costs for running vehicles. … Continue reading →

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‘Airpocalypse’ smog events in China linked to melting ice cap, research reveals 

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

Stagnant weather caused by fast-melting Arctic ice helped create conditions for China’s recent extreme air pollution events, scientists say Climate change played a major role in the extreme air pollution events suffered recently by China and is likely to make … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s ‘airpocalypse’: city shuts down amid three-day smog red alert 

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Children kept at home, building sites and factories closed and cars kept off roads as pollution engulfs Chinese capital “Create a paradise,” urges the motto of Beijing’s Baijiazhuang primary school – a message stamped on to its front gate in … Continue reading →

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Breathing poison in the world’s most polluted city

Posted on April 20, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Saharan dust, traffic fumes and smog from Europe may be clogging up London’s air at present – and causing alarm in the newspapers – but in the world’s most polluted city London’s air would be considered unusually refreshing. That city … Continue reading →

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