Pakistan's Punjab province banned most outdoor activities and ordered shops, markets and malls in some areas to close early ...

New York City had a weekend of mostly blue skies marred by acrid smoke and air-quality advisories after a series of brush ...

In the Punjab region of Pakistan, record-high air pollution levels triggered hospitalizations and school closures, as cities ...

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - A toxic smog shrouded the Indian capital on Tuesday, driving air quality in some areas into the "severe ...

As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting ...

Studies show that extreme air pollution is caused by a combination of factors: farmers in rural areas burn crops to clear ...

Smoking and air pollution harm bone health. Nicotine reduces bone cell production and calcium absorption. Pollutants cause ...

Many Indians light earthen oil lamps or candles. But every year the festivities are tinged with worries over air pollution, as smoke-emitting firecrackers cause toxic smog that can takes days to clear ...

A mandatory No-Burn Day alert has been issued by the South Coast Air Quality Management District, prohibiting all residential wood burning in the South Coast Air Basin due to high levels of air ...

People experiencing homelessness are significantly more susceptible to the health impacts of wildfire smoke compared to those ...

A thick layer of toxic smog is cloaking India’s capital as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu ...

REPORTS ON HOW TO IMPROVE AIR QUALITY IN YOUR HOME. AS WILDFIRES RIPPED THROUGH ACRES OF LAND, THEY LEAVE A STORM OF SMOKE AND DUST POLLUTION IN THEIR WAKE. THE SMOKE FROM WILDFIRES CAN TRAVEL ...