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☆ New Delhi wrestles with 'hazardous' air pollution, primary schools shut
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Tanvi Mehta | Ian Ransom | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

NEW DELHI, Nov 4 (Reuters) - Authorities in New Delhi ordered primary schools to shut from Saturday, and told schools to stop outdoor activities for older children as air in the world's most polluted capital had become a severe risk to health. The chart below shows the daily maximum PM 2.5 concentration at the U.S. Embassy New Delhi since 2015. Delhi environment minister Gopal Rai said going forward 50% of Delhi government employees would be told to work from home, and he urged private firms to take similar steps. School girls walk towards a school as they reopened after remaining closed for nearly 15 days due to a spike in air pollution, on a smoggy morning in New Delhi, India, November 29, 2021. According to data compiled by the Swiss group IQAir, New Delhi has been the world's most polluted capital for the past four years.

☆ Delhi's air a 'crime against humanity', spurs calls to close schools
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Adnan Abidi/File PhotoNEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, raising calls to close schools. The AQI exceeded 450 at many places early in the day, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. The index was over 800 in some pockets of the city, according to data from the Delhi Pollution Control Committee. "What is happening with air pollution in Delhi is nothing short of a crime against humanity!" "I know children don’t vote for you, but still, requesting all the chief ministers of Delhi (capital region) to immediately SHUTDOWN all the schools," environmental activist Vimlendu Jha wrote on Twitter.

☆ Delhi's air branded 'hazardous', spurs calls to close schools
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

NEW DELHI, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Delhi's 20 million residents were effectively breathing smoke on Thursday as the air quality index (AQI) breached the "severe" and "hazardous" categories in nearly all monitoring stations of the Indian capital, spurring calls to close schools. The AQI exceeded 450 in many places early in the day, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board. The index exceeded 800 in some pockets of the city, according Delhi Pollution Control Committee findings. Alarmed by abnormally high levels of air pollution in Delhi, India's federal pollution control board on Thursday evening banned the entry of diesel trucks carrying non-essential goods into the capital. "What is happening with air pollution in Delhi is nothing short of a crime against humanity!"

☆ Nepalul se confruntă cu cele mai severe incendii de pădure din ultimii ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-09 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

A fost cel mai grav sezon al incendiilor din punct de vedere numeric din 2012, când guvernul a început să monitorizeze fenomenul. ''Incendiile de pădure sunt cauza principală pentru nivelul crescut de poluare din Kathmandu şi multe alte locuri'', a declarat Sharma pentru Reuters. Oficialul nu a menţionat un motiv care să fi determinat această creştere.Indexul pentru calitatea aerului (AQI) în Kathmandu s-a ridicat vineri la un nivel toxic de 174, potrivit datelor publicate pe iqair.com, un site care monitorizează calitatea aerului. Un nivel al AQI sub 50 este considerat benefic. ''Nivelurile de poluare s-au redus în multe locuri, dar nu sunt suficient de adecvate pentru a respira normal'', a spus Indu Bikram Joshi, un purtător de cuvânt al Ministerului Mediului.

Persons: Reuters, Oficialul Organizations: Mediului Locations: Nepalului, India, Tibet, China.Nu, Kathmandu, Nepal

☆ Google Maps va oferi date despre vreme și calitatea aerului
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: UnsplashGoogle Maps va oferi date despre vreme și calitatea aeruluiGoogle Maps va primi în acest an peste 100 de îmbunătățiri bazate pe inteligență artificială, pentru a oferi informații la zi. Date despre vreme și calitatea aerului se vor afla printre acestea, dar și variante de rute „eco-friendly”. Începând din luna mai, Google Maps va avea două noi niveluri de date: vreme și calitatea aerului. Informații pe Google Maps despre calitatea aerului vor fi disponibile în toate zonele în care există stații AQI (Air Quality Index). Începând cu luna septembrie a acestui an, Google Maps va oferi variante de rute „eco-friendly”.

Organizations: Google, Weather, Android, Agenția, Mediafax Locations: Statele, CPCB, India, EPA Victoria, Australia, KECO, Coreea, Statele Unite, Germania, Olanda, Franța, Spania

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