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Air pollution may kill more Africans than HIV/AIDS

AIDS and malaria epidemics receive much attention from international health organizations, but a sneakier killer is on the loose in Africa. Air pollution may now be the continent’s number one killer, according to a forthcoming study. Susanne Bauer, an Earth … Continue reading

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Brace for air pollution in Delhi as crop burning starts in neighbouring states

Agricultural stubble running into millions of tonnes is burnt by farmers in northern India every October. An estimated 35 million tonnes are set afire in Punjab and Haryana alone. Winter’s coming, and Delhi’s annual nightmare is already taking shape beyond … Continue reading

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Delhi November air quality threatened by Punjab farm fires 

In October and November, farmers in Punjab and Haryana burn their fields to cheaply clear paddy stubble, raising PM2.5 levels in neighbouring Delhi Since September 2015, an ecological and public health disaster has been unfolding in Indonesia, as fires burn … Continue reading

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