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London Games least polluted Olympics in recent times

Favourable weather and good planning avoided major air pollution problems during the Olympics, prompting the University of Manchester to suggest that the London Games may have been the least polluted Olympics in recent times. Good news, but the Games were … Continue reading

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IIT Kanpur to study Delhi’s air quality

Delhi government’s environment department is set to commission IIT Kanpur to study its problem of air pollution. The government has already devised a master plan to deal with the issue and its implementation should start by next year. “The master … Continue reading

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Air Pollution – Colossal challenge to people’s health

Outdoor air pollution causes about 800,000 premature deaths and 6.4 million years of life lost. It occurs predominantly in developing countries with 65 percent being in Asia. About 81 percent of deaths and 49 percent of DALYs in people aged … Continue reading

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Singapore to Achieve Cleaner Air by 2020

Singapore is aiming for cleaner air and has set 2020 as the deadline to make this happen. To work towards this, it has adopted World Health Organization guidelines on air quality as a target. Until now, Singapore had used these … Continue reading

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El Niño exerts a deadly effect

An unexpected link between the climate event El Niño and a rise in the number of deaths in southeast Asia is revealed in research published today in Nature Climate Change. El Niño events, which displace warm water into the eastern … Continue reading

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Effort set to track air pollution

The largest and most comprehensive effort to research air pollution in Britain is underway in London and the skies above it. As many as 80 scientists from eleven universities are tracking nearly 1,000 different types of gases and particles in … Continue reading

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Londons ozone level cleared just before Olympic start

During the week leading up to the Olympic Games, London experienced its worst ozone episode for six years. Fortunately fresh westerly winds began to clear Londons air pollution just before the opening ceremony.On 21 July high pressure moved over the … Continue reading

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World’s air pollution could be as bad as China’s by 2050 without urgent action from governments

Increased levels of air pollution can be expected around the world unless urgent action is taken to cut man-made emissions, according to a new study. Published in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the study predicts that without new policies … Continue reading

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