By Tamara Khandaker It may have started out in jest, but two Canadians are now profiting off a smog “red alert” in Beijing, as Chinese people buy canisters of fresh air from the Rocky Mountains. From December 8 to December…
Category: Air
South Asian monsoon might be affected by air pollution
British scientists are using aircraft packed with high-tech air monitoring equipment to predict what is happening in the lower atmosphere as the climate warms. While the extra heat in the oceans and on land, which can be measured, is known…
Deadly air: Face it
By Sunita Narain I do not know how best to respond to this question. These days, concerned about the toxic air of Delhi, many parents, particularly those with children who have asthma, ask me if they should leave the city.…
Differences re-emerge on rocky climate-talk road to Paris
Kimlee Choy A new climate change agreement is to be adopted in Paris in December, but there are big differences on how to reach a fair deal, and the negotiations are tough. Bonn, 8 June (Martin Khor) – The UN…
Beijing to limit motorists on heavily polluted days
Beijing has introduced measures to limit the number of motorists on heavily polluted days, the latest move by authorities in the Chinese capital to battle the choking smog that has blanketed the city in recent years.
Secondhand smoke too dreadfully dangerous
Mir Lutful Kabir Saadi Secondhand smoke is simply other people’s tobacco smoke. Wherever people smoke, there is secondhand smoke in the air. There is no doubt breathing second-hand tobacco smoke (SHS) is dreadfully dangerous to health. It causes cancer, as…
Half the US lives with unhealthy air, new report says
From: American Lung Association Nearly half of all Americans — more than 147 million — live in counties in the U.S. where ozone or particle pollutions levels make the air unhealthy to breathe, according to the American Lung Association’s “State…
Air pollution: High levels to spread across England
People with health problems are being warned to avoid strenuous activity after forecasts that air pollution will reach high levels in parts of England.
Great Walls of America ‘could stop tornadoes
Building three “Great Walls” across Tornado Alley in the US could eliminate the disasters, a physicist says.
Smell of forest pine can limit climate change – researchers
By Matt McGrath New research suggests a strong link between the powerful smell of pine trees and climate change.
CAAB, BAF permission needed to fly drones
The Bangladesh Air Force has asked young researchers to abide by ‘regulations’ and curb their enthusiasm to fly drones. Inter Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR) in a press release on Thursday said researchers would require permits from Civil Aviation Authority,…
Chobham ‘mini-tornado lifted cats in air’
A “mini-tornado” brought down trees, damaged property and even lifted cats in the air, an eye-witness has said.
US consumers to blame for some air pollution from China
Washington – Air pollution from China blows across the Pacific Ocean and ends up over the US west coast — and American consumerism is to blame for a portion of it, said a study Monday.
Flights cancelled as fog grounds more than 100 planes
Thick fog has led to the cancellation of more than 100 flights at London’s Heathrow and City airports.
Carbon emissions set to hit new record high in 2013
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted into the atmosphere in 2013 is expected to hit a new high of 36 billion tonnes, according to a Carbon Budget released today by the Global Carbon Project (GCP).
2013 ‘one of warmest’ on record
This year is likely to be among the top 10 warmest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Tornado lashes Faridpur, 33 villages affected
A tornado that swept in the evening of Sunday over two upazillas of this district left a trail of devastation in 33 villages of six unions causing damages to homesteads, trees and standing crops.
Air quality still not good in European cities
From: EurActiv More than 90% of Europeans living in cities are exposed to unsafe levels one of the most health damaging air pollutants, with Bulgaria having the dirtiest air among EU countries, says a new study by the European Environment…
Air pollution causes cancer – WHO
Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer.
Bat flaps used to help clear Galashiels railway tunnel
A series of one-way flaps and pipes have been fitted to a Victorian rail tunnel in the Borders to enable bats to leave ahead of renovation works.
Deadly effects of air pollution detailed in MIT study
From: Roger Greenway, ENN
Crown Estate opens up test floating wind turbine sites
The Crown Estate calls for expressions of interest in offshore wind off-grid projects and project variations.
Air pollution ‘harmful for those with failing hearts’
Air pollution is harming people with weak hearts – even killing them, a big international study reveals.
Air pollution causes lung cancer, worsens heart failure
Air pollution can cause lung cancer and seems to worsen heart failure, researchers reported in two studies released Tuesday.
Singapore haze at worst yet, Malaysia schools shut
Singapore urged people to remain indoors amid unprecedented levels of air pollution Thursday as a smoky haze wrought by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia worsened dramatically. Nearby Malaysia closed 200 schools and banned open burning in some areas.
8 injured in strom in Rangpur
At least 8 people were injured and several hundred tin-roofed and thatched houses were damaged as a violent storm accompanied by rain and hail lashed different areas of Gangachhara upazila in Rangpur district early Sunday.
Nine brick kiln owners fined for violating rules
Department of Environment (Enforcement) has been fined Tk 18 lakh to against nine brick-fields in Habiganj to prevent air pollution on Sunday.
Sustainable air travel takes off
Last Thursday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 642 completed the seven hour and 17 minute flight from New York’s JFK Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol using sustainable biofuels. Flight KL642, operated by a Boeing 777-200, will fly every Thursday fueled…
Monitoring air pollutants up in Himalayas
Smriti Mallapaty The Himalayan countries of Nepal and Bhutan will, in 2013, have two permanent air monitoring observatories set up by the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) as part of a programme to reduce black carbon and other…