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Tropical Storm Dolly moves ashore in Mexico

Tropical Storm Dolly moves ashore in Mexico

Sep 03, – The U.S. Hurricane Center said Dolly was located about 25 miles (40 kilometers) south-southeast of Tampico on Tuesday evening. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were near 45 mph (75 kph) and it was moving to the west at 9 mph (15 kph). Tropical Storm Dolly moved ashore late Tuesday and soaked Mexico’s […]

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HRO chief says air pollution among top 5 causes of death in India | World Environment Day 2014

HRO chief says air pollution among top 5 causes of death in India | World Environment Day 2014

June 06, – In new estimates released WHO reports that in 2013 around 7 million people died – one in eight of total global deaths – as a result of air pollution exposure. This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world’s largest single environmental health risk Tameem […]

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India rejects WHO report declaring New Delhi most polluted in the world

India rejects WHO report declaring New Delhi most polluted in the world

May 08, – India’s air monitoring centre Thursday dismissed data released by the World Health Organisation that showed New Delhi’s air as the dirtiest worldwide, saying the finding was biased and misleading. A study of 1,600 cities across 91 countries released Wednesday by WHO showed Delhi had an annual average concentration of airborne small particles […]

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More than 2,000 firms in breach of anti-pollution rules in China

More than 2,000 firms in breach of anti-pollution rules in China

Apr 10, – 2,000 Plus Chinese enterprises were found to be in violation of state pollution guidelines following a nationwide inspection campaign covering 25,000 industrial firms, the environment ministry said on Thursday. With the environment identified as one of the government’s top priorities after years of unfettered economic growth, Beijing has promised to enhance its […]

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Air pollution kills 7 million people ever year, WHO says

Air pollution kills 7 million people ever year, WHO says

Mar 25, – Air pollution kills about 7 million people worldwide every year, with more than half of the fatalities due to fumes from indoor stoves, according to a new report from the World Health Organization published Tuesday. The agency said air pollution is the cause of about one in eight deaths and has now […]

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High levels of air pollution spur Paris to action

High levels of air pollution spur Paris to action

Mar 15, – The belt of smog stretched for hundreds of miles, from France’s Atlantic coast to Belgium and well into Germany. It was the worst air pollution France has seen since 2007, the European Environment Agency said. Air pollution that has turned the skies over Paris a murky yellow and shrouded much of Belgium […]

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Giant asteroid to pass between Earth and moon tonight

Giant asteroid to pass between Earth and moon tonight

Mar 05, – A giant asteroid will pass extremely close by to earth and our moon tonight, according to NASA. While the asteroid will come close enough for star gazers with a good telescope to see the celestial event, there will be no an apocalyptic near miss, with its closest distance from earth estimated to […]

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Beijing air pollution draws rare ‘orange’ alert as smog intensifies

Beijing air pollution draws rare ‘orange’ alert as smog intensifies

Feb 23, Beijing – It wasn’t triggered in January, when the city recorded extremely poisonous air pollution. And not this week, when pollution was expected to continue for several days at hazardous levels. A rare alert issued Friday was an “orange” one  the second-highest in the four levels of urgency — prompting health advisories and […]

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Delhi lags behind Beijing in pollution control

Delhi lags behind Beijing in pollution control

Feb 06, New Delhi – Think twice before taking a deep breath in New Delhi, where worsening air pollution has drawn comparisons with Beijing, the world’s pollution poster child. On bad days in India’s congested capital, the air is so murky it slows traffic to a crawl. Conversations are punctuated with rasping coughs. Weak bands […]

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20 whales found dead off Florida’s coast

20 whales found dead off Florida’s coast

Jan 20, – Boaters discovered 20 dead pilot whales on an island off Florida’s southwest coast Thursday, raising the death toll to 33. The whales were found on Kice Island, south of Naples and near Marco Island, said Blair Mase, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration stranding coordinator. They appeared to have been there for about […]

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