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Air pollution warning for Bangkok

Posted on January 30, 2023 by Respro® UK Ltd

Unsafe levels of fine dust are forecast for the capital city from Tuesday to Friday due to stagnant air and extensive burn-off in Cambodia. A high pressure systems from China would cover the country and cause stagnant air which would … Continue reading →

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Farm fires from Pakistan to add increased air pollution load for Delhi

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Satellite images by NASA have shown the increasing instances of farm fires vis vis stubble burning not just in Punjab and Haryana in the Indian side but also over large areas in Pakistan to the west of Punjab. A NASA … Continue reading →

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Forest fires linked to tens of thousands of avoidable deaths

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

Setting fire to forest and agricultural land in Southeast Asia to prepare it for cultivation or grazing contributes to an estimated 59,000 premature deaths a year, say scientists. Their analysis reveals that the greatest health impact from the burning, which … Continue reading →

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Air pollution kills thousands in megacities despite lockdowns

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Respro® UK Ltd

– Air pollution is the largest environmental risk to human health globally. – Tens of thousands of people died from related deaths last year, despite an economic slow down caused by coronavirus. – In the five most-populated cities air pollution … Continue reading →

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As wind drops and stubble smoulders, smog returns to New Delhi

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Air quality in India’s capital, New Delhi, deteriorated sharply on Tuesday as wind died down just as the burning of crop waste in fields sent smoke billowing across the north of the country. A smoggy haze settled over the city, … Continue reading →

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Blue skies gone, pollution returns to Indian capital

Posted on October 13, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Doctors fear air pollution in COVID-19 era may complicate public health further, as country reports 7M pandemic infections Soon after India enforced a lockdown to stem the spread of COVID-19 this March, halting industrial activity, residents in the capital Delhi … Continue reading →

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New Delhi launches campaign to curb toxic air pollution

Posted on October 5, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Authorities in New Delhi launched an anti-pollution campaign on Monday (Oct 5) in an attempt to curb air pollution levels ahead of winter, when the capital is regularly covered in toxic haze, and warned that filthy air could make the … Continue reading →

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Northern Thailand chokes under shroud of smog

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Respro® UK Ltd

Chiang Mai may have fallen to third in the race for world’s worst air quality today, but northern Thailand is still choking under a blanket of toxic haze, and the Thai Meteorological Department has forecast “hot to very hot conditions” … Continue reading →

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