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A remarkable new picture is emerging of how the air around us could alter the brain Air Pollution

A remarkable new picture is emerging of how the air around us could alter the brain

Democracy Dies in Darkness Pollution has long been indirectly linked with dementia. Now scientists wonder whether it could be physically reshaping the brain. October 22, 2026 (Video: Timo Lenzen/For The Washington Post) Last year, startled scientists reported that the average human brain they studied contained roughly the weight of a…
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October 22, 2026
Delhi MCD Deploys 167 Water Sprinklers, 60 Anti-Smog Guns To Curb Air Pollution Air Pollution

Delhi MCD Deploys 167 Water Sprinklers, 60 Anti-Smog Guns To Curb Air Pollution

Updated 21 October 2026 at 23:35 IST Delhi MCD steps up anti-pollution measures with 167 water sprinklers, 60 anti-smog guns, deep road cleaning, C&D waste monitoring and stricter enforcement across 12 zones. Delhi MCD Deploys 167 Water Sprinklers, 60 Anti-Smog Guns To Curb Air Pollution | Image: Republic New Delhi:…
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October 21, 2026
‘A uniquely direct route that might cause damage’: Scientists uncover link between air pollution and eye diseases like glaucoma Air Pollution

‘A uniquely direct route that might cause damage’: Scientists uncover link between air pollution and eye diseases like glaucoma

Aging is one of the biggest risk factors for developing glaucoma or cataracts — but as scientists look more closely at what happens to the eyes over a lifetime, they are finding that people's exposure to air pollution also plays a role in whether they develop these eye conditions. Glaucoma,…
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October 18, 2026
El Niño fuels Indonesia wildfires, destroying nearly 300 homes in Sumatra Air Pollution

El Niño fuels Indonesia wildfires, destroying nearly 300 homes in Sumatra

The fires have caused severe haze, tens of thousands of respiratory illness cases and worsening air pollution Wildfires fuelled by El Niño have destroyed nearly 300 homes on Indonesia's Sumatra island, forcing almost 1,000 residents to evacuate. The blaze reached a village in Bangka Belitung province after residents initially believed…
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October 13, 2026
Delhi doctors see GI cancer patients as young as 15; could air pollution be a hidden risk? Air Pollution

Delhi doctors see GI cancer patients as young as 15; could air pollution be a hidden risk?

A teenager walks into a hospital with a cancer diagnosis that doctors once rarely expected to see at that age. For the family, the immediate questions are about treatment, survival and what happens next. For researchers, another question follows: why is a disease usually associated with older adults appearing in…
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October 12, 2026
US data centre ran dozens of generators without permits for nearly a year, report finds Air Pollution

US data centre ran dozens of generators without permits for nearly a year, report finds

Xiaomeng Jin, an assistant professor at Rutgers University, estimated the generators released about 140 tons of nitrogen oxides A Microsoft-linked data centre in New Jersey emitted large amounts of air pollution while operating gas-powered generators without permits for nearly a year, according to an investigation by Floodlight and The Guardian.…
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October 2, 2026
One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor Air Pollution

One third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: monitor

Heatwaves and wildfires combined with human-caused emissions this year combined to expose one third of the world's population to extremely high levels of ozone pollution, a European Union report said on Wednesday. In a new analysis covering the first eight months of 2026, the European Union's Copernicus Climate Atmosphere Monitoring…
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September 30, 2026