Air Pollution

The city suffered moderate air pollution yesterday due to high PM2.5 concentrations, the local ecology and environment bureau said.So far, the city has seen only seven such days this year.PM2.5 concentrations reached 147 micrograms per cubic meter at 2pm and 4pm, the bureau said. A reading between 115 and 150…

A strange, unexplained illness is making people sick in India, with hundreds already experiencing a range of severe symptoms. Viral tests were negative, and tests of the air and water in the region were reportedly normal, but some believe the water supply may still be to blame. One person has…

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As a physician and epidemiologist with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, T. Stephen Jones spent his career fighting major threats to public health in the US and globally, from smallpox to HIV to viral hepatitis. But it wasn’t until Jones was well into retirement that he learned…

Citizen Science Salon is a partnership between Discover magazine and SciStarter.org.Air quality impacts our health, our quality of life and even the length of our lives. Most people don’t think about what’s in the air they breathe — but perhaps they should. That’s the driving force behind the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative. The citizen…

Despite a 30-year smoky coal ban, Dublin once again earned its “dirty old town” reputation during a weekend with pollution levels in Rathmines and Ringsend 15 times higher than EU and World Health Organisation rules. But the problem was not just in Dublin – pollution limits were broken elsewhere, too,…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some of the world's leading long-distance runners participated in a half-marathon in New Delhi on Sunday, even as India's capital grapples with a surge in COVID-19 cases and air pollution that has recently been among the world's worst. More than 60 professional runners participated in the…

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Some of the world’s leading long-distance runners participated in a half-marathon in New Delhi on Sunday, even as India’s capital grapples with a surge in COVID-19 cases and air pollution that has recently been among the world’s worst. More than 60 professional runners participated in the…

Environment 27 November 2020 By Adam Vaughan The Godzilla dust cloud spreading over the Mexican coastMedios y Media/Getty Images A record-breaking Sahara dust storm that spread hazy skies and harmful levels of air pollution across parts of North America was caused by winds linked to melting Arctic sea ice, researchers…

The Mizoram government has decided to ban the bursting of firecrackers on Christmas and New Year to curb air pollution Topics Mizoram | Firecrackers | New year The Mizoram government has decided to ban the bursting of firecrackers on Christmas and New Year to curb air pollution which could aggravate respiratory problems of COVID-19…