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Tag Archives: Asia
90 percent of world’s population breathes badly polluted air: WHO
Nine out of every 10 people on the planet breathe air that contains high levels of pollutants and kills seven million people each year, according to a new World Health Organization (WHO) study. Nine out of every 10 people on … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Latin America, Middle East, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Al Jubail, Asia, Cairo, Egypt, India, Kanpur, Pakistan, Peshwar, Saudi Arabia, Varanasi, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Mongolia’s deadly air pollution chokes the ‘Land of Eternal Blue Sky’
A combination of extreme winter temperatures, poor infrastructure and urban sprawl in the Mongolian capital has created one of the worst cases of air pollution in the world At the end of a bright autumn day in the Mongolian capital Ulaanbaatar, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Mongolia
Tagged Air Pollution, Asia, Mongolia, Ulan Bator
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Millions of premature births could be linked to air pollution, study finds
Premature births across 183 countries may be associated with fine particulate matter, a common air pollutant, with Africa and Asia especially affected Air pollution could be a contributing factor in millions of premature births around the world each year, a … Continue reading
One in seven children suffer high air pollution: UNICEF
Almost one in seven children worldwide live in areas with high levels of outdoor air pollution, mostly in South Asia, and their growing bodies are most vulnerable to damage, the U.N. children’s agency UNICEF said on Monday. UNICEF called on … Continue reading
Commonly Used Cheap Cloth Mask Not Very Effective Against Air Pollution
A new study reveals that the cheap cloth masks, most commonly used in highly polluted areas in Asia and Southeast Asia, could not protect people from the harmful effects of air pollution. The study, published in the Journal of Exposure … Continue reading
The global air pollution ‘blindspot’ affecting 1 billion people
More than 100 of the world’s poorest and most poorly governed countries have no or limited monitoring of the polluted air their citizens are breathing More than 1 billion people live in countries that do not monitor the air they … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Iran
Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Asia, Caribbean, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Lagos, Nigeria, PM - Particulate Matter, Russia, Soviet Union, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zabol
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Garbage burning undermines AAP govt’s focus on reducing air pollution
Piles of leaf and garbage are burnt with impunity in Delhi’s parks and landfills, filling the air with foul smoke containing dangerous levels of carcinogens and carbon dioxide that is blamed for stoking weather extremes. The fumes of burning rubbish, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, India
Tagged Air Pollution, Asia, Delhi, India, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Singapore offers to help Indonesia again as air quality here on Monday remains in unhealthy range; 24-hour PSI at 11pm: 128-160
Singapore has offered help to Indonesia again as air quality remained in the unhealthy range on Monday (Sept 14) following a hazy weekend. The 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) at 11pm was between 128 and 160. The unhealthy range is 101-200. … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Singapore
Tagged Air Pollution, Asia, HAZE, Indonesia, SGhaze, Singapore
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