Pollution

Bangkok says work from home as pollution blankets city

BANGKOK, Feb 15, 2024 (AFP) - Bangkok city employees have been told to work from home to avoid harmful air…

World’s biggest flying lab takes off in Asia, fighting air pollution for millions

CLARK, Philippines, Feb 9, 2024 (AFP) - NASA has kicked off a series of marathon flights in Asia with the…

Child pneumonia spikes in Pakistan’s smoggy winter

LAHORE, Pakistan, Feb 2, 2024 (AFP) - In a Pakistan paediatric ward, a chorus of infant coughs and straining lungs…

Last-minute push for historic fossil fuel deal at UN climate talks

DUBAI, Dec 11, 2023 (AFP) - UN climate talks enter their endgame on Monday as negotiators seek to convince an…

Brazil sends emergency aid to drought-hit Amazon state

  https://youtu.be/vANFyytzepc   BRASÍLIA, Sept 29, 2023 (AFP) - Brazil announced Thursday it will send emergency aid to an Amazon…

Mass fish deaths haunt river on Polish-German border

BRIESKOW-FINKENHEERD, Germany, July 8, 2023 (AFP) - Fisherman Henry Schneider stopped work for several months after a toxic algae bloom…

Smog and extreme heat, an unsafe combo for Texans

By Moisés ÁVILA Agence France-Presse HOUSTON, June 30, 2023 (AFP) -- Extreme temperatures have combined with habitual smog in Houston…

Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America

CHICAGO, June 28, 2023 (AFP) - Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and…

Jumbo problem: Sri Lanka’s battle with plastic pollution

By Amal JAYASINGHE Agence France-Presse HORANA, Sri Lanka, June 27, 2023 (AFP) -- Heart-wrenching images of revered elephants and cattle…

Smoke from Canadian wildfires detected in Norway

OSLO, June 9, 2023 (AFP) - Smoke from Canadian wildfires has been detected thousands of kilometres away in Norway this…

Canada wildfires spark ‘ecoterrorist’ conspiracy theory

By Gwen Roley Agence France-Presse MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) -- As Canada hurtles towards its worst wildfire season in history, a…

US haze from Canada fires rare and extreme event: expert

By Lucie AUBOURG Agence France-Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) -- The air pollution swamping the northeast United States this week…

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