Tag: air pollutants
In Pakistan, schools had to be closed due to air pollution | News in brief
The air quality index, which measures several pollutants, reached more than a thousand at the weekend, when even a reading more than three times lower is considered dangerous. 13:33•Updated 14:01…
In Pakistan, the amount of air pollution reached record levels | News in brief
For several days, the city of Lahore has been shrouded in smog caused by exhaust gas emissions, agricultural burning and air cooling. In Pakistan’s second largest city, Lahore, the amount…
A Hindu celebration shrouded India’s capital in smoke hazardous to health | News in brief
India’s New Delhi is often ranked among the world’s most polluted cities in international measurements. Banned fireworks already worsened air quality. In India’s capital New Delhi, air quality has reached…
The amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere was a record high in 2023 | News in brief
The data can be found in the summary published by the World Meteorological Organization WMO. 11:33•Updated 11:48 Atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations measured in 2023 were higher than ever before in…
Research: Smoke pollution caused by forest fires may cause more than 12,000 additional deaths annually in the future | News in brief
Deaths caused by smoke inhalation are said to be on the rise, especially in Australia, South America, Europe and parts of Asia. 22:31•Updated 22:33 Smoke pollution caused by forest fires…