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Tag Archives: Greece
Smoke from blazes led to major air pollution in Athens
The high concentrations of airborne microparticles in the atmosphere of the Greek capital due to the large wildfire that raged across the island of Evia had dropped Wednesday from the levels observed on Tuesday, according to the director of the … Continue reading
Pollutionwatch: summer’s deadly wildfires cause pollution worldwide
Widespread wildfires have taken lives and destroyed habitats as well as causing air pollution Wildfires are spanning the northern hemisphere. Local impacts have been severe; notably the loss of habitat and life, including the tragic deaths in Greece. Smoke has caused … Continue reading
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August 31, 2018
Tagged Air Pollution, Canada, El Niño, Greece, Ireland, Manchester, Oregon, Seattle, Siberia, smoke, UK, USA, Vancouver, wildfires
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From Oslo to Paris, these major cities have plans to go car-free
In late 2016, Madrid’s Mayor Manuela Carmena reiterated her plan to kick personal cars out of the city center. On Spanish radio network Cadena Ser, she confirmed that Madrid’s main avenue, the Gran Vía, will only allow access to bikes, … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China, Europe, France, Germany, Latin America, London, Mexico, Spain, UK, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, Belgium, Brussels, Canada, Carbon Dioxide CO2, Chengdu, China, Copenhagen, Denmark, diesel exhaust fumes, France, Germany, Greece, Hamburg, London, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, New York City, Norway, Oslo, Paris, Spain, UK, USA, Vancouver
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Four of world’s biggest cities to ban diesel cars from their centres
Paris, Madrid, Athens and Mexico City will ban the most polluting cars and vans by 2025 to tackle air pollution Four of the world’s biggest cities are to ban diesel vehicles from their centres within the next decade, as a … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Latin America, Mexico
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, diesel exhaust fumes, France, Greece, Madrid, Mexico, Mexico City, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Paris, Spain, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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Air quality worsens in Greece as recession bites
World pollutionwatch The ban on diesel cars in Athens and Thessaloniki has been lifted and the price of heating oil has tripled. Hard-pressed Greeks have turned to burning logs – and other things Greece’s financial recession is leaving its footprint … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Athens, diesel exhaust fumes, Greece, Thessaloniki, wood burning
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World Pollutionwatch: Fire can kill – far from the flames
Vancouver is normally one of the world’s cleanest cities but this July its air resembled that in Beijing due to smoke and ash from forest fires over 200 kilometres away. Further fires along the western side of the US and … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Singapore, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, Canada, forest fire, Greece, HAZE, Indonesia, kual, Portugal, Russia, SGhaze, Singapore, Spain, Vancouver, wildfires
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Middle East conflict ‘drastically altered’ air pollution levels in region – study
War, humanitarian catastrophe and economic crises in the Middle East have drastically altered air pollution levels in the region, according to a new study. In major cities across Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Egypt, the levels of nitrogen oxides have dropped … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Iraq, Middle East
Tagged Air Pollution, Aleppo, Athens, Damascus, Egypt, Greece, Iraq, Kuwait, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, UAE, United Arab Emirates (UAE)
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Europeans call for stronger EU air quality policy
According to the latest research, a majority (56 %) of Europeans believe that air quality has deteriorated in the last 10 years. In Italy, as many as 81 % hold this view, and in Cyprus, France, Greece, Hungary, Romania and … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, France, Italy, Spain
Tagged Air Pollution, Air Quality, Cyprus, EU - European Union, Europe, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Spain, vehicle emissions
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