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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 7, 2019

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

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

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

Here are the big stories today in photos Read more »

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 »

Hong Kong admits world's largest air purifier choked on debut

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 10 09:23 AM

Red-faced Hong Kong officials admitted on Tuesday that a record-breaking air filter for a new bypass under the city broke down shortly after it began operating. Read more »

Asia's coal addiction puts chokehold on its air-polluted cities

Michael Taylor, Thomson Reuters Foundation
Posted at Mar 20 09:49 AM

KUALA LUMPUR - Over the past year, the number of patients treated each day in the hospital unit where cardiologist Ade Imasanti Sapardan works in Indonesia's capital has almost doubled to about 100. Read more »

Air pollution raises diabetes risk in China: study

Catherine Lai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 13 06:19 PM

Long-term exposure to harmful smog particles increases the risk of diabetes, a new study in China has shown, providing evidence for a link between the country's air pollution and the disease. Read more »

Air pollution deaths are double earlier estimates: study

Marlowe Hood, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 12 10:29 PM

Air pollution causes 790,000 premature deaths every year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide, doubling recent assessments, according to a study released Monday.   Read more »

US minorities consume less but suffer more from pollution - study

Timothy Gardner, Reuters
Posted at Mar 12 06:13 AM

WASHINGTON - US air pollution is disproportionately caused by white consumers, while African-Americans and Hispanics are burdened most by the emissions, a peer-reviewed study showed on Monday.   Read more »

11 PH cities have cleanest air in Southeast Asia: report

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 06 10:42 PM

Eleven cities in the Philippines were among the metros with the cleanest air in Southeast Asia, a Greenpeace report revealed Tuesday. Read more »

India dominates list of world's most polluted cities

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Mar 06 07:13 PM

India dominated a list of the world's most polluted cities in 2018, taking 22 of the top 30 spots, according to a Greenpeace report. Read more »