Pollution
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Mount Fuji view to be blocked as tourists overcrowd popular photo spot
Fujikawaguchiko town official says choice to erect huge barrier is ‘regrettable’ and last resortA huge barrier…
- Business, Energy, Environment, Ethical and green living, Global development, Global economy, India, Pollution, Recycling, Renewable energy, Solar power, South and Central Asia, Waste, World news
Clean energy’s dirty secret: the trail of waste left by India’s solar power boom
As vast solar plants multiply, so does the scrap, set to reach 19m tonnes by 2050. But disposing of the waste …
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Cheap coal, cheap workers, Chinese money: Indonesia’s nickel success comes at a price
Jakarta hopes the industry is the ticket to becoming a developed nation. But there are fears the toll on the e…
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China braced for rise in air pollution deaths
Country needs to speed up environmental response to protect its ageing population, multinational study findsIn…
- Bangladesh, Diabetes, Global development, Older people, Pollution, Society, South and Central Asia, World news
Cars before people: how chaotic, polluted Dhaka is failing its elderly citizens
Pollution, traffic, noise – the busy streets of the Bangladeshi capital prohibit many who are ill or have limi…
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Mount Everest is too crowded and dirty, says last living member of Hillary team
Kanchha Sherpa, 91, says more respect should be shown to sacred peak that has been climbed thousands of times …
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‘It’s impossible to breathe’: Delhi’s rubbish dumps drive sky-high methane emissions
Leaking, ‘super emitter’ landfills of India’s capital are a global hotspot for the potent greenhouse gas, acco…
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Drone footage shows toxic foam floating on the Yamuna River in Delhi – video
Toxic foam has been shown floating over the Yamuna River in Delhi amid India's annual battle with air pollutio…
- Air pollution, Children's health, Delhi, Environment, Global development, Global health, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia
‘The complete murder of our young’: India counts cost of another polluting Diwali on a generation of children
One in three children in Delhi is already asthmatic, with many more at risk of organ damage from breathing nox…
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When Delhi’s air pollution gets worse: a photographic comparison
Rajat Gupta’s pictures show the difference a few days can make for citizens of one of the world’s most pollute…
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Political blame game begins as ‘pollution season’ shrouds Delhi
Toxic smog is annual event for Indian capital’s 33 million residents but nobody seems willing to take responsi…
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‘Everyone has the same dream’: Mount Fuji grapples with rise in tourism
Millions visit Japan’s highest peak each year, creating pollution and putting pressure on medical centreThe hu…
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TikTok stars clean up: the influencers saving Indonesia’s polluted rivers and beaches
Pandawara formed in 2022 after flooding caused by rivers clogged with rubbish damaged their homes – now they a…
- Art and design, Bhopal, Culture, Environment, Global development, India, Photography, Pollution, South and Central Asia, World news
The long, dark shadow of Bhopal: still waiting for justice, four decades on
The cloud of poisonous gas that leaked from a rusting chemical plant in 1984 still blights the lives of tens o…
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Air pollution chokes Thailand as campaigners call for stricter laws
Chiang Mai listed as worst in the world for air quality as pollution worsens during cooler monthsEvery Decem…