Clean air is a fundamental right. However, every day, 100 children under the age of 5 tragically lose their lives in east ...

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found.

Residents can track localized pollution, including particles from the wildfires that tore across Los Angeles in January, ...

Feb. 27, 2025 — Air pollution contributes to nearly 7 million premature deaths each year, and its effects go far beyond the lungs. Breathing in wildfire smoke or ... Biodiversity in England's ...

People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good, a new study reveals. Researchers at the University of Birmingham used ...

Air pollution can significantly increase the risk of lung diseases. Pollutants such as fine particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, sulphur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and volatile organic compounds ...

Other dangerous pollutants include gases like nitrogen dioxide or sulfur dioxide, which are also produced from burning fuels, said Anumita Roychowdhury, an air pollution expert at the Center for ...

The WHO considers PM2.5 concentrations above 50 micrograms per cubic metre "severe" air pollution. China's air quality improved significantly in 2024, Li said. The average concentration of PM2.5 ...

The sources of this air pollution range from personal care products, cleaning chemicals, fabric protection substances, cooking appliances, cookware coatings. Christian February 25, 2025 07:08 AM ...

The US government will stop sharing air quality data gathered from its embassies and consulates, worrying local scientists and experts who say the effort was vital to monitor global air quality ...

One potential culprit? Your humidifier. During winter, air pollution is a concern indoors as much as it is outdoors. Stoves, fireplaces, and ultrasonic humidifiers produce pollutants that can be ...

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 ...