air pollution

China: Beijing Hit by Worst Sandstorm in Ten Years

Image source: CNN Beijing was covered in thick dust on March 15 as it experienced what its weather bureau has…

4 years ago

How to Improve Your Home’s Air Quality

Image source: Pexels Many people feel safer in the comforts of their home, particularly when it comes to any kind…

4 years ago

UK Could Ban New Diesel and Gasoline Cars from 2040

The UK’s government is set to announce that new diesel and gasoline cars and vans will be banned in the…

7 years ago

Does air pollution nullify the health benefits of cycling and walking?

There is no magic medicine solution that can make us healthier on the long run like good old exercising can.…

9 years ago

Global Burden of Disease: Air Pollution Causes 5.5 Million Deaths Every Year

According to a new research presented at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, more…

9 years ago

Why Is The Air Quality Terrible in the Southeast?

Different parts of the world are subject to different elements of the environment, which allows some parts to have certain…

10 years ago

Beijing air pollution at dangerously high levels

Beijing residents have been warned to don air masks and offices and homes to put electric air purifiers on overdrive…

11 years ago

China smog closes schools, highways and airport in Harbin

China’s smog has forced schools, highways and airport to shut in northern city of Harbin, Heilongjiang province. The density of…

11 years ago

Patti Austin cancels Beijing concert following severe asthma attack

Jazz singer Patti Austin has cancelled a concert in Beijing after suffering "a severe asthma attack". A statement on the…

11 years ago

China admits the existence of “cancer villages”

China's environment ministry appears to admit the existence of so-called "cancer villages" after years of public speculation about the impact…

12 years ago

Air pollution produced by a single hamburger is more than a truck

A new study out of the University of California, Riverside, has found that commercial charbroilers – like the ones used…

12 years ago