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India, Home to the World’s Most Polluted City, Launches Air Quality Index

India, Home to the World’s Most Polluted City, Launches Air Quality Index

| April 6, 2015 Comment

India, home to the world’s most polluted city, launches air quality index – India has some of the most unhealthy air of any country in the world, with pollutants from rapid industrial growth killing an estimated 620,000 people per year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). New Delhi currently ranks as the most polluted […]

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Arctic Warming Twice as Fast as Rest of Planet

Arctic Warming Twice as Fast as Rest of Planet

| December 19, 2014 Comment

Arctic Warming Twice as Fast as Rest of Planet – The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the planet, thanks in part to something called feedback. NOAA has put out its annual Arctic Report Card, and the news is startling — Arctic air is warming twice as fast as the rest of […]

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More Than 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic in The World’s Oceans

More Than 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic in The World’s Oceans

| December 12, 2014 Comment

More Than 5 Trillion Pieces of Plastic in The World’s Oceans – There are more than 5 trillion plastic fragments in the world’s oceans, weighing more than 250,000 tons total, and we can’t do anything about it. 5.25 trillion — that’s a conservative estimate of just how many pieces of plastic are swirling around the […]

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China Says More Heavy Smog Expected Ahead of APEC Summit

China Says More Heavy Smog Expected Ahead of APEC Summit

| October 27, 2014 Comment

China Says More Heavy Smog Expected Ahead of APEC Summit – Forecasters said, China’s capital is expected to face more heavy smog from Wednesday as it battles to try to guarantee air quality ahead of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit starting on Saturday. Beijing, enveloped by thick smog over the past few days, has announced […]

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