Air Pollution

Millions of people are dying each year from air pollution levels that exceed international guidelines. But even low concentrations of polluted air may pose health risks. Three papers and reports published last week paint a grim picture of global health outcomes related to dirty air. Countries are failing to meet…

WHO/Faith Kilford Vorting On the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, WHO is looking ahead to the launch of the new WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines to help guide legislation and policies to reduce levels of air pollutants and decrease the burden of disease that results from exposure…

John Bisset/Stuff Aerial view showing Washdyke, which has had air quality issues in recent times. (File photo) Warm weather and reduced industrial activity has led to decreased air pollution in Washdyke and Timaru, according to Environment Canterbury. Timaru recorded just two high pollution nights since the lockdowns began on August…

Updated 5 days ago · Published on 7 Sep 2021 8:00AM · The AQLI lists India as the world's most polluted country with a third of its population at risk of seeing its life expectancy drop by nine years. – EPA pic, September 7, 2021. EVEN as air pollution shaves…

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A haze of wildfire smoke hangs over downtown Calgary as a person climbs a set of stairs on July 15, 2021. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press During a family trip to Alberta last month, I got a taste of what millions of people across the country have been dealing with this…

According to a new study, being overweight is caused not just by a lack of exercise or a poor diet, but also by being exposed to excessive amounts of air pollution. Air pollution has been linked to obesity in studies all around the world, but this is the first time…

Every summer in Brooklyn, for at least a few weeks, it gets harder to breathe. Air quality alerts burn up our phones, warning us to stay inside. By all rights, it ought to be treated as a severe weather event like a storm or fire: Air pollution puts us in…

The average person is losing about 2.2 years of life expectancy due to air pollution, according to new research by the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute. Driving the news: The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI), published Wednesday, shows that the burden of harmful air pollution is unevenly distributed —…

Synopsis By 2050, the United Nations body wants shipping’s total greenhouse gas emissions to at least halve relative to 2008.Shipping, the backbone of global trade, accounts for almost 3% of man-made carbon dioxide emissions.The world’s largest container-shipping line is making a $1.4 billion investment in a greener fleet. A.P. Moller…