Apple Magazine

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An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world,

The Atlantic

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Officials have implored the people of New Delhi to stay inside, indefinitely. Five million children in India’s capital have been handed face masks. Everyone is to keep windows closed. Contrary to the most fundamental medical advice, the city’s chief

ELLE Australia

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It’s scary to consider that 91 per cent of the world’s population lives in places where air quality doesn’t meet the standards of the World Health Organization. In 2016, air pollution was the believed cause of an estimated 4.2 million deaths. “What h

NPR

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The researchers tested more than 25,000 people multiple times, matching the results with pollution data from the time of each test. Older adults were most affected by air quality.

Futurity

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After conducting a new research approach using actual commutes, engineers discovered a simple shift can reduce the health risks of air pollution on the road. Research has linked an increased amount of air pollutants to a whole host of medical maladie

Business Today

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We have long known that air pollution causes lung problems, deteriorates the heart's functionality, and may even cause diabetes, some researchers claim. But nobody ever thought it could blunt one's intelligence. However, a recent study involving as m

All About Space

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The new coronavirus’ impact on China is so stark that it can be seen from space as a dramatic drop in air pollution. Orbital instruments designed to monitor air quality picked up a substantial drop in concentration of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution

TechLife News

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An unplanned grand experiment is changing Earth. As people across the globe stay home to stop the spread of the new coronavirus, the air has cleaned up, albeit temporarily. Smog stopped choking New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world,

Empire Australasia

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The tale of the deformed Joseph Merrick (played by John Hurt) is set in foggy Victorian London, where mist and smog hang heavy in the air. It’s a smoky, enigmatic backdrop to a tragic human tale. FORECAST: “People are frightened by weather they don’

The Christian Science Monitor

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The American Lung Association’s annual report on pollution levels in the United States warns that 2 in 5 Americans live in counties with too much ozone or particulate pollution.

Popular Science

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Pexels Pollution is a global problem. Air Pollution kills. A study released yesterday in the journal Nature found that in 2007, air pollution lead to the premature deaths of 3.45 million people worldwide—a number equivalent to the population of the s

New Internationalist

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A global health crisis can come in different forms. It can sweep across countries, stalling economies, paralysing health services and killing far too many people before their time. It can lead to overnight job losses, business closures, food supply p

Popular Science

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Your monthly utilitiy bills give a big-picture look at the resources your home drinks up. They won't tell you, though, that a leaky toilet is hemorrhaging water.

Newsweek

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The Seven Wonders of the World are famous, but what about those that didn’t quite make the cut? Take our word for it—they are just as worth seeing. But visits to some of these marvels need to be timed just right, as they only happen a few months out

Popular Science

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It goes any way the wind blows. We are all dust in the wind, dude. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center via Flickr Every morning on my walk into the PopSci offices, I can feel my lungs working hard to process that infamous New York City air. The requisit

T3

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According to the Environmental Protection Agency, a home is up to five times as polluted as outside, which can have an effect on your health. It’s easy to see why – there are a variety of nasties floating about, such as volatile organic compounds (mo

Futurity

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Despite overall lower levels of harmful emissions from power plants and vehicles throughout the year, winter air pollution in the Eastern United States remains high. A new study explains why. Summer used to be the poster child for haze-containing par

Futurity

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Consequences of global climate change—loss of Arctic sea ice and increased Eurasian snowfall—may make China’s severe winter air pollution problems worse. Modeling and data analysis suggest that sea ice and snowfall changes have shifted China’s winter

Popular Science

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Andreas Habich The Benxi Steel Group in Liaoning Province, China China has become a world leader in the fight against global warming, but its severe winter air pollution has worsened—likely as a result of changing atmospheric circulation caused by cl

Good Organic Gardening

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Science shows us that plants and trees not only improve air quality and lower greenhouse gas emissions but also reduce the temperatures of their surrounding environments at the same time. It’s because they reduce energy demands (by acting like air-co

Futurity

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Concrete surfaces can remove sulfur dioxide, a major contributor to air pollution, from the air, new research suggests. The findings could be a significant step toward the practice of using waste concrete to minimize air pollution. “Our findings open

TIME

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ON MANY WINTER DAYS IN NEW DELHI, IF YOU look at the weather app on your phone, it will sum up the forecast in one word: smoke. Step outside, and it becomes clear why. As the temperature drops and wind speeds fall, allowing pollutants from the city’

Futurity

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In August 2017, extreme wildfires in British Columbia, Canada pumped so much smoke into the upper atmosphere that an enormous cloud circled most of the Northern Hemisphere, according to new research. The new finding will help scientists model the cli

Popular Science

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Inside the oven After sitting in the blazing sun, that steering wheel feels painfully hot. Depositphotos It’s a balmy 75 degrees outside, but as soon as you open the door of your parked car, an oppressive cloud of heat envelops you. Here’s how to kee

How It Works

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Every day the human population expands, taking up more space and increasing our demand for natural resources. Not only are we consuming more, but the increasing by-products of our lifestyles can be a threat to the environment. Just by breathing – an

Australasian Bus & Coach

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Back in the ‘70s, you could crank out a circa-midnight AccaDacca tune at ‘reasonable’ volume on a Saturday and no-one would bat an eyelid. Bang their heads, maybe. But definitely not an eyelid. Nowadays, 45 seconds before 9.00pm and the police are th

Popular Science

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Pexels Researchers have long puzzled over why the Arctic is melting so quickly. Scientists have known for a while that the Arctic is melting. The signs are everywhere—from the famed Alaskan Iditarod course being moved multiple times due to lack of sn

NPR

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More Americans are breathing unhealthy air, even though overall air pollution has decreased in recent decades. In the tug-of-war between air regulations and climate change, global warming is winning.

Popular Science

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Kansas City, Missouri Pixabay Forests are essential to combating climate change. They drink up huge amounts of planet-heating carbon from the atmosphere and provide shelter for species struggling to adapt to global warming. For that reason, experts h

Futurity

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As China marks its four-year anniversary of declaring a “war against pollution,” a new analysis shows that air pollution has decreased across the board in the country’s most populated areas. “…China is due to see dramatic improvements in the overall