pollution
Death in the Air: Air Pollution Costs Money and Lives
Air pollution has emerged as the fourth-leading risk factor for deaths worldwide. While pollution-related deaths mainly strike young children and the elderly, these deaths also result in lost labor income for working-age men and women. The loss of life is tragic. The cost to the economy is substantial. The infographic below is mainly based on […]
Q&A: A Plastic Ocean – can a movie help us see this invisible crisis?
Scientists have warned about the dangers of plastic pollution and microplastics in the environment for a while now. But most people still aren’t convinced of the link between carelessly discarding a water bottle and damage in the seas. After all, plastic in the ocean doesn’t have the powerful symbolism of nuclear plants or oil spills: […]
Inside Beijing’s airpocalypse – a city made ‘almost uninhabitable’ by pollution
The 21 million inhabitants of China’s capital appear to be engaged in a city-wide rehearsal for life on an inhospitable planet. Only it’s not a rehearsal: the poisonous atmosphere is already here The scene could be straight from a science-fiction film: a vision of everyday life, but with one jarring difference that makes you realise […]
Green streets can cut pollution, says study
The creation of “green walls” in urban areas could cut pollution by up to 30%, scientists have suggested. UK researchers say more trees and other vegetation at street level would clean air in areas that are normally exposed to higher pollution levels. Plants in towns and cities have been shown to remove nitrogen dioxide (NO2) […]
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