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Nearly 450 schools shut, as pollution chokes Bangkok

Reuters
Posted at Jan 22 06:07 PM

Bangkok, the world's most visited city, saw levels of PM 2.5 particles at 78.3 pg/m3. A level above 35 is considered unhealthy, according to independent air quality monitor AirVisual. Read more »

Oxygen bar to fake rain: 10 ways India tried to beat its 'airpocalypse'

Annie Banerji, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Dec 26 11:48 AM

India is home to 15 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, with New Delhi named as the capital with the dirtiest air, according to IQ AirVisual, a Swiss-based group that gathers air-quality data globally, and Greenpeace. Read more »

London street bans petrol, diesel cars

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 18 03:48 AM

Petrol and diesel vehicles will be banned from a street in central London in an innovative attempt to reduce pollution. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: December 12, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 11:50 PM

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Green group promotes 'Iwas-Paputoxic'

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 01:03 PM

Students of San Antonio Elementary School in Quezon City use noisemakers in promoting alternatives to fireworks and other pyrotechnics in welcoming the New Year, on Thursday. Read more »

Air pollution tied to hospitalizations for wide range of illnesses

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters
Posted at Dec 11 04:04 AM

Older adults who are exposed to tiny particles in air pollution for just a day or two are more likely to be hospitalized for a wide variety of common health problems, a US study suggests. Read more »

South Korea to suspend 25 percent of coal plants to fight pollution

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 28 05:15 PM

At least 8 and as many 15 will have operations suspended from Sunday until February 29, the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said in a statement. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 7, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 08 12:04 AM

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Smog over Taj Mahal

Jewel Samad, AFP
Posted at Nov 07 12:49 PM

Tourists visit the Taj Mahal in smoggy conditions in Agra on Wednesday. Read more »

Despite itchy eyes, tourists flock to Taj Mahal

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 07 04:08 AM

AGRA, India—Even with pollution cloaking northern India, visitors are still thronging the Taj Mahal, the shining marble mausoleum south of Delhi. Read more »

Delhi fights hazardous pollution after Diwali party

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 28 03:33 PM

A thick smog engulfed landmarks such as the capital's Red Fort and India Gate while drivers had visibility cut by the haze that built up after the Diwali holiday weekend. Read more »

WATCH: ‘Pollution pods’ give visitors a taste of smog in different countries

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 07:57 PM

Ever wondered what it’s like to experience pollution in Beijing or New Delhi? Read more »

Mga residente ng Puerto Princesa, pinag-iingat sa polusyon dulot ng haze

Diana Lat, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 21 06:41 PM

Iminungkahi ng mga opisyal na kailangan nang magsuot ng mga face mask, dust mask o eye goggles bilang proteksyon sa mga polusyon sa hangin. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: September 19, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 20 12:49 AM

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TINGNAN: Face mask ipinasuot sa mga mag-aaral sa Iloilo City laban sa haze

Regi Adosto, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 19 03:15 PM

Ilang mga estudyante sa Iloilo City ang pinagsuot ng face mask ng kanilang mga magulang matapos na marinig ang balita tungkol sa haze alert. Read more »

Haze blankets Singapore

Roslan Rahman, AFP
Posted at Sep 19 12:07 PM

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighbouring Malaysia while air quality worsened in Singapore. Read more »

Air quality in some parts of Visayas deteriorates due to smog

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 06:40 PM

Residents in some areas in the Visayas and Mindanao regions are urged to take precautionary measures as air quality deteriorated making it unhealthy for sensitive groups of people. Read more »

Malaysia sends half a million face masks to haze-hit state as fires burn

Reuters
Posted at Sep 10 02:24 PM

KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia has sent half a million face masks to its eastern state of Sarawak, where air pollution levels have spiked amid worsening forest fires in neighboring Indonesia, authorities said on Tuesday.   Read more »

Polusyon sa hangin mula China, Korea nakarating sa Pinas

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 10 12:36 AM

Iyan ang lumalabas sa pag-aaral na ginawa ng Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology ng University of the Philippines. Read more »

Six years ago, he helped expose VW's diesel fraud. This year, GM let him go

Jack Ewing, New York Times
Updated as of May 07 08:18 AM

FRANKFURT, Germany — Hemanth Kappanna might seem like just another victim of corporate restructuring, a foreign worker whose skills were no longer needed, a middle-age man with dashed American dreams. Read more »