More than one quarter of London's parks, playground, and open spaces exceed international safety limits for air quality.
Environment
Oct 10, 2019
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Air pollution from Indonesian forest fires is putting nearly 10 million children at risk, the United Nations warned Tuesday, as scientists said the blazes were releasing vast amounts of greenhouse gases.
Environment
Sep 24, 2019
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Australia introduced stricter new laws to limit agricultural run-off into the waters surrounding the Great Barrier Reef Thursday, in an attempt to save the reef and keep its prized world heritage status.
Environment
Sep 19, 2019
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When the managers of the Great Barrier Reef recently rated its outlook as very poor, a few well-known threats dominated the headlines. But delve deeper into the report and you'll find that this global icon is threatened by ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2019
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A team of researchers affiliated with several institutions in China and the U.S. has found that data from El Niño and Antarctic Oscillation events can be used to predict air pollution levels in northern India. In their paper ...
Who counts as poor in the U.S. today?
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2019
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Biochar may not be the miracle soil additive that many farmers and researchers hoped it to be, according to a new University of Illinois study. Biochar may boost the agricultural yield of some soils—especially poor quality ...
Materials Science
Jun 19, 2019
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For the past 40 years, research has proven that people of color, low-income communities and ethnic minorities suffer the effects of environmental contamination more than other communities. The Flint, Mich., water crisis and ...
Environment
May 29, 2019
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Measures to reduce air pollution could affect the severity of heatwaves in coming decades, a study suggests.
Environment
May 6, 2019
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Residents of New Delhi and nearby heavily polluted areas of northern India now have access to air quality forecasts that provide critical information for reducing their exposure to potentially unhealthy air.
Environment
Apr 30, 2019
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