Tag: Pollution
Local residents of Galgenwaard report light pollution due to yellow lamps
Pink lamps FC Utrecht started using two sets of new lamps in December last year. Those purple-pink ‘assimilation lamps’ ensure that the grass grows better in the winter when there…
Plastic and its pollution in figures
News Published on 11/17/2024 at 10:03 a.m. updated on 11/17/2024 at 10:03 a.m. Reading 3 min. By December, the world could benefit from the first global treaty to reduce plastic…
Air pollution: three Balkan cities in the world top 10
News Published on 11/17/2024 at 2:03 p.m. updated on 11/17/2024 at 2:03 p.m. Reading 2 min. Belgrade, Sarajevo, Pristina: three Balkan capitals appeared on Friday in the top 10 most…
faced with a new episode of intense air pollution, New Delhi closes schools and construction sites
In India, primary schools and construction sites are closing in New Delhi as it faces a new wave of catastrophic pollution. The capital region faces unbreathable air every year during…
More than a century after the outbreak of the Great War, French soil still marked by conflict
Near Verdun, the Spincourt forest is home to a 1,000 m2 clearing where nothing has grown for a century. Often overlooked, the environmental consequences of armed conflicts remain colossal. And…
In Pakistan, pollution is suffocating the province of Punjab
It has been a week since the air quality index has regularly exceeded 1,000 in Lahore, the capital of Punjab, while the World Health Organization considers air above 300 “hazardous”.…
Paris banned drive-thru in the city center | News in brief
Driving is still allowed, for example, for residents of the historic center and those who work there. Going to the theater and movies are also acceptable reasons for driving. On…
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…
new pollution record recorded in the city of Lahore
Air pollution in Lahore, Pakistan’s second city, reached a record on Saturday: more than 80 times higher than that considered acceptable by the World Health Organization (WHO), a government official…
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…