Air pollution
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Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes
Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand’s tourism industry as businesses suffer…
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Air pollution kills thousands a year in the UK and abroad – why isn’t there a bigger uproar? | Devi Sridhar
Initiatives such as London’s ULEZ can be a model for other cities. But even more could be done to save lives a…
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‘It’s hell for us here’: Mumbai families suffer as datacentres keep the city hooked on coal
As Mumbai sees increased energy demand from new datacenters, particularly from Amazon, the filthiest neighbour…
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India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city
Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry…
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Delhi awakes to a toxic haze after Diwali as pollution season begins
Air breathed by people in the city categorised as ‘severe’ in quality after fireworks contribute to thick smog…
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How farm fires intensify Delhi’s post-monsoon smog problem
Extreme air pollution from farming fires meets high population density, causing substantial harm to healthThe …
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Pollution-hit Bangkok closes hundreds of schools and offers free public transport
Government orders ban on burning of leftover crops and says train and bus services will be free from SaturdayA…
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Living with ‘the stench’: the smelly New Zealand city with an air of despair
The odour from a wastewater plant comes and goes, but locals say it’s worsened after an equipment breakdown th…
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‘The air is killing us’: why Delhi’s pollution problem runs deeper than smog season
Leaders of Indian capital must tackle transport and heavy industry rather than seek quick fixes, say campaigne…
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Drone footage shows Delhi cloaked in thick haze of toxic smog – video
Pollution levels in the Indian capital have soared to their highest levels this year, forcing schools and offi…
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‘More toxic than ever’: Lahore and Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins
As air pollution hits toxic levels, one proposal is to introduce a ‘smog diplomacy’ initiative between Pakista…
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‘I was asked to find a volunteer for an air pollution campaign in Lahore – I couldn’t find anyone’
As Pakistan’s second biggest city takes the lead in the poor air quality index, one artist and activist strugg…
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Targeting India’s most harmful power plants could slash mortality
Study finds about a quarter of health burden comes from power stations that generate just 3% of country’s elec…
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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…
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Pakistan uses artificial rain in attempt to cut pollution levels
Cloud seeding improves air quality in city of Lahore but experts say practice is not a sustainable solutionArt…