MUMBAI: With the onset of monsoon, Mumbaikars are breathing probably the healthiest air. On Friday, the city’s air quality index (AQI) touched probably the best mark since the lockdown years. The System of Air Quality-Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), and country’s air quality monitoring service by the ministry of earth sciences, suggested that Mumbai’s AQI … Read more
Pesticides and heavy metals in soil may have detrimental effects on the cardiovascular system, according to a review paper published today in Cardiovascular Research, a journal of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). “Soil contamination is a less visible danger to human health than dirty air,” said author Professor Thomas Münzel of the University Medical … Read more
Can you feel the excitement? With the Fourth of July holiday here, many are preparing for the barbecues and fireworks. Dog owners know how scared their canine companions can get from the booming and crackling of fireworks. All the commotion from celebrations can make for particularly anxious events, sending some dogs into sensory overdrive. Here … Read more
Civil society groups say they are very concerned at the further postponement of the European Commission’s proposal on the new Euro 7/VII vehicle pollution emission standards for cars, vans and heavy-duty vehicles – expected since 2021 – until November 2022. In a letter published this week, five organisations says any delay casts serious doubt on … Read more
FOX Weather meteorologists will be tracking heat and storms across the country over the Fourth of July weekend and on America’s 246th birthday. Celebrations are planned from coast to coast, and in typical summer fashion, some spectators will have to dodge a few showers and thunderstorms between Friday and Independence Day. Here’s the forecast for … Read more
Summer is here and so is the risk of summertime smog. To help, Leeds city council has launched an email service to warn people when air pollution deteriorates. This joins long-established air pollution information systems that include the UK government’s webpages. These systems have changed a lot in the past 30 years. In the 1990s … Read more
A day after monsoon arrival in the national Capital, moderate rain along with thundershowers will continue to prevail on Friday with the maximum temperature expected to settle at 32°C, India’s Meteorological Department’s (IMD) forecast said. The maximum temperature on Thursday was 29.4°C degrees Celsius, seven degrees below normal for this time of the year. Also … Read more
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Gurgaon: Scorching heat and lower than normal rainfall likely worsened air quality this June compared to the last year, with the city recording AQI as ‘satisfactory’ just once in the month, officials said on Thursday.Last year, the city saw 8 June days when the 24-hour air quality index (AQI) was ‘satisfactory’.At 207, the average AQI … Read more
Jun. 30—An Air Quality Alert is in effect today across the region due to potentially elevated air pollution levels. High temperatures will be in the low 90s with light-to-moderate southerly winds and sunny skies, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. These conditions are favorable for ground-level ozone, or smog, to form, according to … Read more