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Tag Archives: New South Wales
Sydney Air Pollution: Sydney is Australia records AQI 12 times the hazardous level, health warnings issued
When we think about air pollution, Delhi is the first city that comes in our mind. But this piece has to be about Sydney which on Tuesday, witnessed air pollution about 12 times the ‘hazardous’ level. The Air Quality Index … Continue reading
Sydney weather: Sydney air quality worse than China as NSW records worst ever air pollution
NSW has succumbed to the highest levels of air pollution from smoke ever recorded, as Sydneysiders wake to air quality conditions worse than Shenzhen, China. Some of the smoke is reaching as far away as South America. Air quality in … Continue reading
Australia fires: Sydney blanketed by smoke from NSW bushfires
People in Sydney woke up to a city shrouded in smoke on Tuesday, as scores of bushfires rage across the region. Strong winds overnight brought smoke from fires inland, pushing the air quality in Australia’s largest city to beyond “hazardous” … Continue reading
Hazardous air quality warning as smoke from bushfires spreads across NSW and Queensland
Hazardous air quality warning as smoke from bushfires spreads across NSW and Queensland Residents in Sydney and other parts of the east coast advised to stay indoors where possible to avoid air pollution Much of Sydney and the Hunter … Continue reading
Call for action on pollution as emissions linked to respiratory illnesses double
Study shows over the past five years industry doubled its emissions of a type of fine particle called PM10, linked to asthma and bronchitis Environment and health groups have called for a rapid crackdown on air pollution after a new … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Australia, New South Wales, PM10, Victoria
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Coal crackdown urged as air pollution breaches rise by 50% in Hunter Valley
The New South Wales government has been urged to ensure all coal wagons and stockpiles are covered, and to reject plans for a new coal terminal in Newcastle, after figures showed a rise in air pollution in parts of the … Continue reading
Air pollution reaching extreme levels, warns Hunter Valley council
HUNTER VALLEY winemakers and residents will today step up the campaign against mining in their backyards as the local council warns dust in the region is reaching ”extreme” levels. In an email to a Singleton councillor on Saturday, the council’s … Continue reading
