Ten years ago, China’s capital was often covered in dense yellow and gray smog, so thick it shrouded nearly everything from view. People locked their windows, donned face masks and cranked air ...

Commuters drive through heavy smog in New Delhi on November 2017 - Copyright AFP RALF HIRSCHBERGER Commuters drive through heavy smog in New Delhi on November 2017 ...

We know that air pollution from traffic jams is harmful to people living in a city, causing all sorts of short- and long-term health problems for people who have to breathe the bad air. But one ...

The speed at which China has reduced its air pollution has been “impressive”, says Chi Li, an atmospheric scientist at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, owing to technological ...

China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said. "2023 is the first year that China's national average PM2.5 level has increased ...

BEIJING -- A group of Chinese researchers has developed a novel air toxicity monitoring system (ATMS) to conduct real-time ...

Meanwhile, researchers in China recently found that air pollution ... There are several steps consumers can take to help reduce air pollution as well. Commuters should consider carpooling, buying ...

People who reside in China are set to live 2.2 years longer after "staggering" success in the war against pollution, a report claims. New figures from the Air Quality Life Index's annual update ...

The WHO considers PM2.5 concentrations above 50 micrograms per cubic metre "severe" air pollution. China's air quality improved significantly in 2024, Li said. The average concentration of PM2.5 ...

China is intensifying its battle against severe air pollution, aiming for significant improvements by the end of 2025, according to Li Tianwei, director of the Department of Atmospheric Environment.

HONG KONG, Feb 25 (Reuters) - China aims to effectively eliminate severe air pollution by the end of 2025, a senior environment official said, as authorities ramp up efforts in pollution control ...