Tag: Smog

Toxic smog blankets Moscow as fires rage

Wearing sanitary masks or clutching wet rags to their faces, residents of Moscow struggled round the city as the

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Malaysia hit with haze from forest fires

Malaysia was Wednesday hit with the worst haze levels recorded this year, as smoke from forest fires caused "unhealthy"

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Beijing’s smog is back year after Olympics

Amid fears the city's chronic smog could damage athlete's health, Beijing took drastic steps to prevent that last August,

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UN sees new peril in Asia’s huge brown cloud cover

BEIJING – Thick brown clouds of soot, particles and chemicals stretching from the Persian Gulf to Asia threaten health

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China has become the world’s worst polluter

China is now the world's biggest carbon emitter ahead of the US, a soon-to-be-published report says. Report courtesy of

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Smog chokes Beijing amid Games delay fears

Children and the elderly in Beijing were advised to stay indoors as thick smog choked the city on Friday,

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Hong Kong choking in dense smog

Hong Kong·s air pollution reached dangerous levels on last week, reigniting concerns about public health and fears that the

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Rising sea threatens China’s south

Over 1,100 square kilometres (440 square miles) of land in economically booming southern China will be inundated by rising

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China’s emissions drop but situation grim

China, the world·s top emitter of sulphur dioxide, has managed to cut emissions of the acid-rain causing pollutant in

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China faces rising costs from pollution

China's smog-choked cities and contaminated waterways are leaving many people sick and unable to work, in turn fomenting unrest

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