Tag Archives: Iraq

Iraq faces an increasing number of severe dust storms

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Respro® UK Ltd

Today’s Image of the Day from NASA Earth Observatory features a severe dust storm in Iraq. Dust storms are most common in this region in the late spring and summer, triggered by seasonal winds such as the “shamal” that blows … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Iraq, Middle East | Tagged Air Pollution, Baghdad, dust storm, Iraq, Middle East, Najaf, sandstorm, Sulaimaniyah | Leave a comment

London’s quality of life ranking slips over pollution and traffic

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Respro® UK Ltd

London has slipped down a list of the best cities in the world for quality of life due to high levels of traffic and pollution. The capital placed 40th in the 19th annual Mercer Quality of Life Survey. London was … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Australia & Oceania, Europe, Germany, Iraq, London, Middle East, UK, USA & Canada | Tagged Air Pollution, Auckland, Australia, Austria, Baghdad, Canada, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Frankfurt, Germany, Iraq, London, London Mayor, Munich, New Zealand, Sadiq Khan, Switzerland, Sydney, UK, Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), Vancouver, Vienna, Zurich | Leave a comment

Satellite images reveal toxic clouds enveloping northern Iraq

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

As Iraqi forces fight to retake Mosul from the so-called Islamic State (ISIS), clouds of toxic fumes are spreading across northern Iraq. The acrid smoke, which is so significant it is visible from space, is threatening to harm Iraqis’ health … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Iraq | Tagged Air Pollution, Iraq, Mosul, NASA, Sulfur Dioxide SO2 | Leave a comment

Iraqi children pay high health cost of war-induced air pollution, study finds

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Respro® UK Ltd

Researchers identify exposure to toxic materials from explosion of munitions and burning of military waste by US army as cause of birth defects and cancers Air pollution caused by war may be a major factor in the numbers of birth … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Iraq, Middle East | Tagged Air Pollution, Iraq | Leave a comment

How does London’s air pollution compare to other cities?

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

While the UK issues a weather warning over Saharan dust cloud, over 1,500 cities around the world have a higher level of pollution Despite its reputation as a smog-filled metropolis affected by air pollution, dust from the Sahara and other … Continue reading →

Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Iraq, London, UK | Tagged Air Pollution, Berlin, Delhi, dieselgate, Edinburgh, Egypt, India, Iraq, London, Manchester, New York, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Nyala, Oxford Street, Pakistan, Paris, PM10, PM2.5, Sudan, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO) | Leave a comment

Middle East conflict ‘drastically altered’ air pollution levels in region – study

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

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) | Leave a comment

Dust storms affecting Iran may be contaminated with uranium

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Respro® UK Ltd

Dust storms which repeatedly affect Iran come from such countries as Iraq, which in parts, suffers from depleted uranium contamination, the Chancellor of the Iranian University of Environment, Asghar Mohammadi Fazel said, Iran’s Asriran news portal reported on Jan. 28. … Continue reading →