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Tag: Air Pollution

Air pollution drives 7% of deaths in big Indian cities: study

More than seven percent of all deaths in 10 of India's biggest cities are linked to air pollution, a large study said Thursday, leading...

New UNICEF report bares deadly and growing impact of air pollution

The United Nations last week warned that air pollution is increasingly impacting human health—and is now the second leading global risk factor for premature...

Air pollution linked to nearly 2,000 child deaths a day—report

Paris, France—Nearly 2,000 children die every day from health problems linked to air pollution, which is now the second biggest risk factor for early...

Smog and sick kids: Thailand’s students endure air pollution

BANGKOK – Hundreds of Thai children strain to sing the national anthem, reedy voices and fragile lungs competing against eight lanes of belching traffic...

New body aims to limit deadly toll of pollution, waste

Dirty air alone is responsible for 6.7 million deaths globally every year, while conservative estimates suggest that in 2019, 5.5 million people died from...

PH acts to curb air pollution, fight climate change

The government is stepping up efforts to address air pollution in the Philippines to reduce risks to human health and combat climate change. Environment and...

Air Pollution

Bogota’s firefighters and citizens combat a forest fire at El Cable hill in Bogotá, on Sunday. Some 40 nature parks, ecological trails, and viewpoints...

Air pollution challenge

Air pollution in the Philippines, the third highest risk factor driving death and disability due to non-communicable diseases, remains the leading environmental risk to...

China air pollution worsens in 2023, first time in decade

Beijing – China’s air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. “2023...

Studies claim air pollution keeps bees from finding flowers

A new study discovered how air pollution prevents pollinators, like bees, from finding flowers because poor air quality degrades the scent.  The research team, composed...

Thailand urged to halt crop burning after air pollution spike

BANGKOK—Thailand must ban stubble burning by farmers to improve air quality, the head of a leading agricultural body said Monday, after a spike in...

Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study

By Issam AHMED Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat...

Collaboration key to securing clean air for all, experts assert

Collaboration between governments, development organizations, the private sector, civil society and academia is crucial to reducing pollution and improving air quality given the transboundary...

Better air quality for the country cannot wait, says pollution control group

Adding its voice for clean air, environmental group Pollution Control Association of the Philippines (PCAPI) has said that the shift to electric vehicles will...
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