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A new monster in the plastic pollution problem

A RECENT feature story by Euronews has revealed the shocking extent of plastic pollution on Earth. The world has known for some time that microplastics, the exceedingly small particles of plastic ...
Forbes

World Heart Report: Air Pollution-Related Deaths From Heart Conditions, Obesity, Diabetes Are Growing—And Climate Change Partially To Blame

Global rates of death caused by heart conditions, diabetes and obesity due to air pollution significantly increased over the past decade, according to the 2024 World Heart Report, and emissions caused ...

I inhaled traffic fumes to find out where air pollution goes in my body

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher gets his blood analysed to understand how air pollution is killing us.
Yahoo

The world is pumping out 57 million tons of plastic pollution a year

The world creates 57 million tons of plastic pollution every year and spreads it from the deepest oceans to the highest mountaintop to the inside of people's bodies, according to a new study that also ...
Free Malaysia Today on MSN

China has slashed air pollution, but the ‘war’ isn’t over

Pollution in many Chinese cities still exceeds WHO limits, but levels have dropped sharply since the 'airpocalypse' era.
fox43

Global pollution deaths equal to smoking, second-hand smoking deaths combined, study finds

WASHINGTON — A new study blames pollution of all types for 9 million deaths a year globally, with the death toll attributed to dirty air from cars, trucks and industry rising 55% since 2000. That ...
Seattle Times

Pollution in Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world’s oldest lakes

MARACAIBO, Venezuela (AP) — The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of ...
Mongabay

World’s worst air pollution slashes 7 years off life expectancy in Bangladesh

Air pollution in Bangladesh is the worst in the world, a new study shows, reducing the average Bangladeshi’s life expectancy by 6.7 years. Another study estimates there were 24,000 premature deaths as ...
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This is the toxic cloud surrounding New Delhi, one of the most polluted cities in the world

New Delhi is engulfed in a dense and toxic mix of fog and smoke that has raised air pollution to its worst levels in weeks. The crisis has forced authorities to impose strict containment measures, as ...
Bloomberg L.P.

World Bank Says Air Pollution Costs Bangladesh Up to 4.4% of GDP

Bangladesh’s economic losses from ambient air pollution are estimated to be as much as 4.4% of the country’s gross domestic product, the World Bank said. Air pollution was estimated to have caused ...
CNN

One in six killed by pollution worldwide, study finds

Pollution caused one in six deaths worldwide in 2019, a new study has revealed – more than the annual global tolls for war, malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, drugs or alcohol. The study, published Tuesday ...