Air Pollution

An anonymous reader quotes a report from The Guardian: People living with air pollution have higher rates of depression and suicide, a systematic review of global data has found. Cutting air pollution around the world to the EU's legal limit could prevent mil…

A new report from the National Toxicology Program (NTP) suggests that traffic-related air pollution increases a pregnant woman's risk for dangerous increases in blood pressure, known as hypertension.NTP scientists evaluated published research on the link betw…

Theres heat, and then theres Australia heat. The country set a new record for its hottest day Tuesday as the average maximum temperature across Australia reached 40.9 degrees Celsius (105.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Thats 0.6 degrees Celsius (1.1 degrees Fahrenhei…

By Adam Vaughan London’s average level of pollution is above recommended limits Shomos Uddin/Getty Images Exposure to air pollution is linked to a greater risk of depression and suicide, the first overview of studies on the subject has found. While the ef…

The UK's first 24/7 zero emission street is coming, the City of London Corporation has announced.  Set for Beech Street in London, most of the road runs underneath the Barbican Estate, a Brutalist building in the city's centre which has been dubbed "Britains…

By Adam Vaughan Ella Kissi-Debrah died following an asthma attack in 2013 The Ella Roberta Family Foundation An inquest will examine whether the UK government failed in its duty to prevent the death of 9-year-old Ella Kissi-Debrah, a coroner indicated toda…

The largest green wall in Europe will absorb 8 tons of air pollution per year

Iconic Sydney, choked in bushfire smoke, is swamped in some of the most atrocious air on Earth. At certain times of day, it is literally the worst. On Monday night, some areas in Australia's most populated city had air pollution levels, known as the Air Qual…

Australia has been on fire for more than a month, but the flames are hardly the only impact. Smoke from Australias bush fires engulfed Sydney in a smoke on Tuesday, creating the most toxic air on the planet. Scientists measure air quality using an index that…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Sydney has been covered by thick smoke from bushfires outside of the city A shroud of smoke from Australia's bushfires has caused chaos in Sydney, bringing dangerous air quality, setting off smoke alarms and ruining…