Pollution
- Asia Pacific, Birds, Climate crisis, Endangered habitats, Environment, Māori, New Zealand, Pollution, Rivers, Water, Wildlife, World news
‘Like you’re in a horror movie’: pollution leaves New Zealand wetlands irreversibly damaged
Ecologists say some bodies of water may already have passed the tipping points from which they may never recov…
- Cetaceans, Dolphins, Environment, India, Pollution, Rivers, South and Central Asia, Wildlife, World news
‘World’s longest river cruise’ could threaten endangered Ganges dolphin, experts warn
A luxury cruise has been hailed as the start of a new age of Indian tourism. But conservationists fear the imp…
- Children's health, Children's rights, Climate crisis, Environment, India, Pollution, South Africa, South and Central Asia, UK news, World news
‘Put kids first’: India’s Warrior Moms fight for clean air at Cop27
Indian campaigners join global delegation representing one billion children affected by climate crisis• Cop27 …
- Air pollution, Climate crisis, Culture, Documentary films, Environment, Film, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, World news
Invisible Demons review – apocalypse now for pollution nightmare in Delhi
A despairing handwring of a film shows the effects of environmental crisis on India’s capital – with images as…
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‘We are drowning’: Pakistan floods push toxic lake over edge
Heavy rain compounds decades-long environmental catastrophe at country’s largest freshwater lakeMaula Bakhsh M…
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A third of Wellington’s kākā parrot chicks found to have lead in their blood
Toxic metal present in both blood and eggshell samples, but the New Zealand birds appear to have formed a tole…
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Extreme heatwave in India and Pakistan causes power and water shortages
Power stations face coal shortages while burning landfill chokes residents in New DelhiMillions sweltered in a…
- Delhi, Electric, hybrid and low-emission cars, Environment, Ethical and green living, India, Pollution, South and Central Asia, Travel and transport, Women, World news
Women with electric rickshaws combat Delhi’s toxic air – and its sexism
Break into male-dominated public-transport helps tackle city’s pollution crisis and safety concernsMonika Devi…
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Toxic fumes fill Delhi’s skies after vast landfill site catches fire
Blaze at 65-metre high ‘mountain of shame’ in Ghazipur still not completely put outParts of a fire that broke …
- Business, Environment, Health, Marine life, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Shipping industry, Society, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
‘Oil spills of our time’: experts sound alarm about plastic lost in cargo ship disasters
Sri Lankan beaches buried in pellets only ‘tip of the iceberg’ of environmental harm after analysis of nurdles…
- Animals, Business, Conservation, Environment, Fishing, Fishing industry, Marine life, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Wildlife, World news
‘Nurdles are everywhere’: how plastic pellets ravaged a Sri Lankan paradise
The country’s golden beaches have turned black as debris released from a sunken ship continues to wreak enviro…
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From Kremlin leak to sperm counts: our readers’ favourite stories of 2021
Here are 20 articles that may have helped convince people to support the Guardian’s journalismThe Guardian ben…
- Business, Cetaceans, Coastlines, Dolphins, Environment, Fish, Marine life, Oceans, Plastics, Pollution, Shipping industry, South and Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Travel and transport, Water transport, Wildlife, World news
Nurdles: the worst toxic waste you’ve probably never heard of
Billions of these tiny plastic pellets are floating in the ocean, causing as much damage as oil spills, yet th…
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Soaring pollution has Delhi considering full weekend lockdown
Thick smog envelops Indian capital with pollution levels 20 times higher than deemed healthy by WHOIndia’s cap…
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Photos show Manila Bay mangroves ‘choking’ in plastic pollution
The Navotas mudflats are among the last of their kind and act as a crucial feeding ground for migratory birds,…