Air Pollution

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More people are getting sick due to sand and dust storms that are now more intense and frequent, contributor Sean Mowbray reported for Mongabay. The intensifying storms have exposed many millions more people to dangerous levels of particulate pollution across the world. In some regions, it has also triggered outbreaks…

Delhi conducted its first trial to address catastrophic air pollution with artificial rain, claiming success despite experts expressing scepticism. Air quality in the Indian capital plummeted to a “hazardous” level on Tuesday, after a night of heavy fireworks to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened seasonal pollution. The capital…

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Air pollution remains one of Ghana’s deadliest public health threats, claiming over 32,000 lives in 2023, according to the State of Global Air 2025 report. The report, produced by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) in partnership with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), finds that air pollution accounted…

Air pollution was responsible for 7.9 million deaths in 2023, roughly one in every eight deaths worldwide, according to the latest State of Global Air Report 2025. The report, produced by the Health Effects Institute in partnership with the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) and the NCD Alliance,…

Frontline community groups teamed up with national environmental organizations Wednesday to sue the Trump administration for letting chemical manufacturing plants off the hook for toxic, carcinogenic air pollution.  The lawsuit targets an executive action from July that gave 50 plants a two-year exemption from a Biden-era U.S. Environmental Protection Agency…

Indian capital chokes after Diwali firework frenzy by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Oct 21, 2025 Toxic air in India's capital hit more than 56 times the UN health limit early Tuesday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali worsened air pollution. This month, the Supreme Court relaxed…

This view of the night sky is a composite of images taken over a period of just 30 minutes - showing just how many satellites are now in orbit ALAN DYER/VW PICS/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Think of pollution and your mind’s eye might conjure up images of smoke-spewing chimneys, car exhausts…

Toxic haze chokes Indian capital by AFP Staff Writers New Delhi (AFP) Oct 20, 2025 India's capital New Delhi was shrouded in a thick, toxic haze on Monday as air pollution levels soared to more than 16 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. New Delhi and its sprawling…