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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
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Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, especially its capital Lahore, continues to reel under the severe impact of smog, keeping the air quality in an extremely hazardous zone.
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Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
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Winter Pollution: 5 Tips To Boost Lung Health
Poor air quality and extreme cold weather can pose a range of challenges for respiratory health.
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Smog Towers To Improve Air Quality: How Delhi Is Fighting Pollution
Every winter for at least a decade now, Delhi has been bracing for extreme air pollution that harms the health of its population, particularly children and the elderly.
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"Arvind Kejriwal Is Known For False Promises": BJP On Delhi's Air Quality
The BJP on Friday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of incompetence and making false promises as the city battles extremely high levels of pollution, and said he is more dangerous to people than the stifling air endangering them.
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Cricket World Cup 2023: Bangladesh Cancel Training Session In Delhi Due To 'Severe' Air Pollution
The Bangladesh cricket team was forced to cancel its training session due to extreme levels of air pollution in New Delhi.
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Delhi Lt Governor To Meet Arvind Kejriwal Over Situation Of Air Pollution
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Friday said the air pollution situation in the city is "extremely worrying" and called a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai at Raj Niwas.
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Cancer: As Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Launches In India, Here Are 4 Other Cancers To Beware Of Besides Cervical Cancer
Cancer: In this article, we discuss various other cancers that are extremely common.
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Heatwave In Europe Increasing Fire Risk, Level Of Harmful Ozone Pollution
Europe's heatwave is generating very high levels of harmful ozone pollution, the region's atmospheric monitoring service warned Tuesday, adding that large areas of western Europe also face "extreme" danger of wildfires.
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Climate Action On CO2 Emissions Alone Won't Prevent Extreme Warming: Study
To control climate change, the world must go beyond cutting carbon dioxide emissions and curb lesser-known pollutants such as nitrous oxide playing a key role in warming the planet, new research suggests.
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Delhi's Air Quality "Severe" Again, Likely To Turn Even Worse
Delhi's air quality turned "severe" on Thursday due to the prevailing "extremely unfavourable" conditions for dispersion of pollutants, government agencies said.
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Delhi Pollution Body's Alert Over Worsening Air Quality
Delhi pollution update: Meteorological conditions in Delhi have been "extremely unfavourable" for the dispersion of pollutants since September as compared to last year, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Friday.
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Extreme Air Pollution In Delhi Winter Likely To Aggravate COVID Situation: Experts
Doctors and environment experts believe that extreme levels of air pollution in the national capital during the winter is likely to aggravate the COVID-19 situation in the city and pose a serious challenge to the government.
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Heat, Air Pollution, Disease: How Climate Change Affects Health
Record-breaking heat, extreme weather events, air pollution and the spread of infectious disease: climate change poses an already vast yet rising threat to the health of humans around the world, experts warn.
-
Girl, 3, Goes To Court In Pakistan's Lahore As Air Quality Continues To Be Hazardous
A three-year-old girl has filed a petition against the local government in Pakistan's Punjab as the province, especially its capital Lahore, continues to reel under the severe impact of smog, keeping the air quality in an extremely hazardous zone.
-
Japan Launches World's First Wooden Satellite LignoSat into Space
Japan’s LignoSat, the first wooden satellite developed by Kyoto University and Sumitomo Forestry, was launched on a SpaceX mission to the ISS. The satellite will orbit 400 km above Earth for six months, testing honoki wood’s durability against extreme temperatures and radiation. The team, led by astronaut Takao Doi, hopes to prove that wood can...
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"Monumental Step": Scientists Create Biodegradable Microplastics
Microplastics are extremely small pieces of plastic debris in the environment resulting from the disposal and breakdown of consumer products and industrial waste.
-
Winter Pollution: 5 Tips To Boost Lung Health
Poor air quality and extreme cold weather can pose a range of challenges for respiratory health.
-
Smog Towers To Improve Air Quality: How Delhi Is Fighting Pollution
Every winter for at least a decade now, Delhi has been bracing for extreme air pollution that harms the health of its population, particularly children and the elderly.
-
"Arvind Kejriwal Is Known For False Promises": BJP On Delhi's Air Quality
The BJP on Friday accused Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal of incompetence and making false promises as the city battles extremely high levels of pollution, and said he is more dangerous to people than the stifling air endangering them.
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Cricket World Cup 2023: Bangladesh Cancel Training Session In Delhi Due To 'Severe' Air Pollution
The Bangladesh cricket team was forced to cancel its training session due to extreme levels of air pollution in New Delhi.
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Delhi Lt Governor To Meet Arvind Kejriwal Over Situation Of Air Pollution
Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena Friday said the air pollution situation in the city is "extremely worrying" and called a meeting with Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and Environment Minister Gopal Rai at Raj Niwas.
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Cancer: As Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer Launches In India, Here Are 4 Other Cancers To Beware Of Besides Cervical Cancer
Cancer: In this article, we discuss various other cancers that are extremely common.
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Heatwave In Europe Increasing Fire Risk, Level Of Harmful Ozone Pollution
Europe's heatwave is generating very high levels of harmful ozone pollution, the region's atmospheric monitoring service warned Tuesday, adding that large areas of western Europe also face "extreme" danger of wildfires.
-
Climate Action On CO2 Emissions Alone Won't Prevent Extreme Warming: Study
To control climate change, the world must go beyond cutting carbon dioxide emissions and curb lesser-known pollutants such as nitrous oxide playing a key role in warming the planet, new research suggests.
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Delhi's Air Quality "Severe" Again, Likely To Turn Even Worse
Delhi's air quality turned "severe" on Thursday due to the prevailing "extremely unfavourable" conditions for dispersion of pollutants, government agencies said.
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Delhi Pollution Body's Alert Over Worsening Air Quality
Delhi pollution update: Meteorological conditions in Delhi have been "extremely unfavourable" for the dispersion of pollutants since September as compared to last year, the Central Pollution Control Board said on Friday.
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Extreme Air Pollution In Delhi Winter Likely To Aggravate COVID Situation: Experts
Doctors and environment experts believe that extreme levels of air pollution in the national capital during the winter is likely to aggravate the COVID-19 situation in the city and pose a serious challenge to the government.
