Soaring air pollution brings out New Delhi residents to protest air quality as government orders schools to close and halts construction. Demonstrators say they are fighting for their "right to breathe." (Nov. 6)
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AFP (Nov. 6, 2016) — Hundreds protest under a blanket of thick smog in New Delhi, calling for action over the city's high levels of pollution.
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AFP (Dec. 20, 2015) — Bulgaria's capital Sofia, a city of about 1.3 million people, is the European capital with the most polluted air, data by the European Environment Agency shows. The air pollution, blamed in part on ... watch video
AFP (June 4, 2015) — Indian schoolchildren wear oxygen masks on the eve of World Environment Day to raise awareness about air pollution in New Delhi.
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Reuters - News Video Online (Nov. 5, 2015) — Seasonal changes and an increase in the number of diesel vehicles are causing air pollution levels in New Delhi to soar. Diane Hodges reports.
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AFP (Dec. 30, 2015) — Indian authorities will limit the numbers of cars on the road from January 1st as part of their battle against the record levels of air pollution in New Delhi.
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Reuters (Oct. 21, 2013) — Sao Paulo, host city of the first World Cup soccer match next year, has a major pollution problem. A recent study says air pollution in the southern Brazilian city causes three times more deaths than ... watch video
AFP (Oct. 31, 2016) — New Delhi was shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog after millions of Indians lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, with authorities reporting record levels of pollution in parts of the ... watch video
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Nov. 7, 2016 — Over fishing and shark finning may result on more greenhouse gasses and increased climate change, researchers suggest. Their new paper demonstrates the importance of protecting our oceans, and the ... read more
Nov. 7, 2016 — A new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents has been uncovered by a new study. The research could result in more lives being saved, ... read more
Nov. 7, 2016 — A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more uncertainty about the future of ... read more
Oct. 27, 2016 — Just a few natural gas wells account for more than half of the total volume of leaked methane gas in the United States, research indicates. Fixing leaks at those top emitters could significantly ... read more
Oct. 24, 2016 — Marine symbiotic bacteria may help to "fertilize" animal growth in the oceans. A microbiologist and colleagues have discovered that chemosynthetic bacteria in marine animals ... read more
Oct. 17, 2016 — Tiny robots have been helping researchers study how climate change affects biodiversity. These “robomussels” have the shape, size, and color of actual ... read more
Oct. 17, 2016 — Scientists have found a way to nearly double the efficiency with which a commonly used industrial yeast strain converts plant sugars to biofuel. The newly engineered "super ... read more
Sep. 15, 2016 — The Arctic's ice cover appears to have reached its minimum extent on September 10, 2016, according to scientists. Arctic sea ice extent on that day stood at 4.14 million ... read more
Oct. 29, 2015 — A new study has described how Delhi suffers a toxic blend of geography, growth, poor energy sources and unfavorable weather that perpetuates and propagates its dangerously high levels of air ... read more
Feb. 18, 2015 — As urban residents know, air quality is a big deal. When local pollution levels go up, the associated health risks also increase, especially for children and seniors. But air pollution varies widely ... read more
Jan. 27, 2015 — SINPHONIE, an EU-funded research project on indoor air quality in EU schools, and its impact on children's health, has recently published its conclusions. Based on the evidence gathered, the ... read more
Sep. 17, 2013 — Improvements in US air quality since 1990 have sparked a 35 percent reduction in deaths and disability specifically attributable to air ... read more
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