air pollution comes from petrol and diesel cars, but in rural areas, it is more likely to come from industry and agriculture Knowing this means we can make a difference by choosing to walk, cycle ...

Plastic pollution affects fundamental Earth systems, contributing to almost every pressing global environmental challenge.

Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such nitrogen dioxide. An ...

8, 2024 — As air temperatures stay elevated through fall ... Researchers who previously demonstrated a cooling ... Plastics Pollution Worsen the Impacts of All Planetary Boundaries Nov. 7 ...

Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. It also exacerbates climate change, causes economic losses, and reduces agricultural productivity. It knows no borders ...

Exposure to a high level of air pollution increases a person’s risk of developing dementia. It also contributes to other long-term conditions. Air pollution includes very small particles from traffic ...

Nine out of the world’s 10 cities with the worst air pollution are in South Asia. Concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) in some of the region’s most densely populated and poor areas are ...

Nearly 4 in 10 Americans – or more than 131 million people – lived in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution in recent years, a new report finds. And the country’s air pollution ...

Boston College’s Global Observatory on Planetary Health is first to reveal town-by-town pollution levels and health impacts, including 2,780 deaths in 2019 Air pollution remains a silent killer in ...

Dr. Rossetto said, "In this study, we were able to estimate pollution in the air where patients live, and this revealed a strong connection between higher levels of particulate matter and visits ...

'If we don't take any action now or in the next five years, it might be too late.' The growing number of rocket launches and satellites burning up in Earth's atmosphere could trigger the world's ...

Pollution levels in the Indian capital have reached 20-25 times more than the WHO's recommended safe limit. Long periods of air pollution will trigger three-day forecasts for those who sign up to ...