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China air quality improves after COVID-19 lockdowns, but smog seen returning

Reuters
Posted at Apr 22 07:27 PM

Air and water quality in China and elsewhere have improved dramatically after coronavirus lockdowns cut traffic and forced polluting factories to close. Read more »

Australian PM denies climate link as smoke chokes Sydney

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 21 09:47 PM

Australia's Prime Minister on Thursday denied his climate policies had caused unprecedented bushfires ravaging the country and insisted his government was doing enough to tackle global warming.   Read more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Indonesian haze shuts down schools, sparks fears for Singapore F1

Sam Reeves, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 04:56 PM

Toxic haze from Indonesian forest fires closed thousands of schools across the country and in neighboring Malaysia Wednesday, while air quality worsened in Singapore just days before the city's Formula One motor race. Read more »

ALAMIN: Epekto ng haze mula Indonesia

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 18 09:36 AM

Umabot na rin sa iba't bang lugar sa Mindanao at Palawan ang haze o usok mula sa forest fires sa Indonesia. Nagbabala ang mga awtoridad sa masamang epekto nito sa kalusugan. Read more »

Singapore smog worst in 3 years, as forest fires rage in Indonesia

Reuters
Posted at Sep 14 08:42 PM

Singapore's air quality deteriorated to "unhealthy" levels on Saturday for the first time in three years, data from the National Environment Agency (NEA) showed, threatening to deepen a regional dispute over forest fires. 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 »

Hundreds of schools to shut as toxic smog chokes Bangkok

Anusak Konglang and Thanaporn Promyayai, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 30 05:19 PM

The battle against smog comes during Thailand's key tourist season, with the Chinese New Year getaway looming, in a country where earnings from foreign visitors make up around a fifth of the economy. Read more »

Thailand to make it rain as pollution chokes Bangkok

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 14 05:12 PM

BANGKOK - Thailand is set to deploy rainmaking planes to seed clouds in an effort to tackle the pall of pollution that has shrouded the capital in recent weeks. Read more »

Metro Manila covered in smog on New Year’s Day

Eloisa Lopez, Reuters
Posted at Jan 01 05:52 PM

The Metro Manila skyline is seen on the first break of dawn in the New Year in Antipolo City, Rizal province, Tuesday.  Read more »

Smog and a hard place: China regions caught between economic woes and pollution war

Muyu Xu and David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 08:50 AM

BEIJING/SHANGHAI - Amid a slowing economy and a slew of mixed signals from the environment ministry, China's embattled local governments are facing a dilemma: do they go all out to curb smog this winter, or do their best to keep factories humming? Read more »

Pollution in Beijing

Whang Zhao, AFP
Posted at Nov 14 04:42 PM

A motorist wears a face mask while riding a scooter on a polluted day in Beijing on Wednesday.  Read more »

China cuts smog but health damage already done - study

David Stanway, Reuters
Posted at Apr 17 12:56 PM

SHANGHAI - While China has made progress cutting smog, the damage to the health of millions of people may already have been done, especially as the population ages, the head of a U.S.-based research agency said. Read more »

China says 28 northern cities met late 2017 anti-smog targets

Reuters
Posted at Jan 10 12:35 PM

SHANGHAI - All 28 Chinese cities in a demanding winter anti-smog campaign met their air quality targets from October to December, but weather conditions could pose challenges in early 2018, the environment ministry said on Wednesday.   Read more »

Smog

George Calvelo, ABS CBN News
Updated as of Jan 02 12:51 AM

The Metro Manila skyline is covered in smog early morning New Year’s Day. Read more »

Study links pollution to millions of deaths worldwide

Reuters
Posted at Oct 20 08:06 AM

LONDON - Pollution is killing millions of people worldwide, mostly through the diseases it causes including heart conditions, strokes and lung cancer, according to a large international study. Read more »