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Tag Archives: Russia
Major Siberian cities choking from strong wildfires
Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather. Pictures show the scale of the smoke in major population centres from the raging wildfires with the cause seen mainly as out-of-control forest fires … Continue reading
China tops WHO list for deadly outdoor air pollution
More than 1 million people died from dirty air in one year, according to World Health Organisation China is the world’s deadliest country for outdoor air pollution, according to analysis by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The UN agency has … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, Chile, China, Europe, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Latin America, London, Mexico, Middle East, Philippines, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, UK, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, China, Health Effects of Air Pollution, India, Indonesia, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Pakistan, PM2.5, Russia, UK, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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The global air pollution ‘blindspot’ affecting 1 billion people
More than 100 of the world’s poorest and most poorly governed countries have no or limited monitoring of the polluted air their citizens are breathing More than 1 billion people live in countries that do not monitor the air they … Continue reading
Posted in Africa, Air Quality, Asia, Iran
Tagged Africa, Air Pollution, Asia, Caribbean, China, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Lagos, Nigeria, PM - Particulate Matter, Russia, Soviet Union, World Heath Organization (WHO), Zabol
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Farms a major source of air pollution, study finds
Emissions from farms outweigh all other human sources of fine-particulate air pollution in much of the United States, Europe, Russia and China, according to new research. The culprit: fumes from nitrogen-rich fertilizers and animal waste combine in the air with … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Europe, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, China, Europe, fine particle pollution, Research, Russia, USA
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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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INFOGRAPHIC: Pollution profile
China expects its carbon dioxide emissions to peak around 2030. At the same time, China will work to increase the non-fossil-fuel share of its energy use to 20 per cent by 2030 On November 12 last year, China and the … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia
Tagged Air Pollution, carbon dioxide emissions, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Russia, USA
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World pollutionwatch: Slow progress on the exhaust front
Travel the world and you will see many of the same types of lorries, buses and cars on the roads but what comes from their exhaust can be very different. The US, Japan and Europe were the first to set … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Australia & Oceania, China, Europe, India, Japan, Latin America, Mexico, USA & Canada, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, Australia, China, Europe, India, Japan, Mexico, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Russia, USA, vehicle emissions, World Heath Organization (WHO)
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