Some progress, but urban air pollution still a problem
The mean concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in urban areas in Cyprus stands at 13.8 μg/m3, slightly above the EU average, according to a Eurostat...
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Room for improvement but Cyprus on track to lower polluted air emissions
A EU study published on Friday revealed that, like most European countries, Cyprus needs to step up efforts across all sectors to make sure citizens...
High temperatures and increased traffic bring dust
With high temperatures and an increased amount of traffic, dust concentrations were also elevated in the atmosphere on Monday, the air quality monitoring network of...
Coronavirus: Call for car-free Sundays in Nicosia
Environmental activists have started an online petition demanding car-free Sundays in the capital to maintain the lack of air pollution experienced during the lockdown. The...
Coronavirus: benefits from recent drop in air pollution set to end with lifting measures
Air pollution in all cities of Cyprus decreased significantly from March to April due to the reduction of traffic, but this is not likely to...
Coronavirus: air pollution has dropped to very low levels
Air pollution emissions dropped to very low levels during the period of restrictive measures against Covid-19, Chrysanthos Savvides, head of the air quality and strategic...
Public advised to install modern fireplaces to reduce air pollution
People should install modern fireplaces and burn untreated wood to reduce air pollution, head of the labour department’s air quality section Chrysanthos Savvides said on...
Dali parents to renew protest over air pollution
Parents and students of Dali primary school will hold another protest next week against air pollution from nearby industrial zones, it was announced on Thursday....
Sydney gasps for air as Australia bushfire smoke reaches record levels
The Australian state of New South Wales was gasping under the worst levels of air pollution ever recorded on Friday as smoke from widespread bushfires...
Living in air-polluted Nicosia will cost residents on average a year of their lives
By Lizzy Ioannidou AN AVERAGE of one year is cut from the lives of every Nicosia resident due to high levels of air pollution, which...
Dali residents seek relocation of two factories
Residents of an area in Dali near two industrial units called on the government on Wednesday to offer compensation to the factory owners to relocate...
Mongolian air pollution causing health crisis – Unicef
Smog in the Mongolia‘s capital, Ulaanbaatar, is causing a public health crisis, especially among children, with treatment costs likely to put the cash-strapped country under increasing...
Traffic pollution tied to low-birth-weight risk
Air pollution, but not traffic noise, appears to be linked to an increased risk of having low-birth-weight babies, reports a new study from the UK....
Give cities some breathing space
By Michael Brauer As the world increasingly becomes urbanized, we owe it to ourselves and future generations to make sure it’s the healthiest, cleanest and...
UK seeks permission to delay air pollution report
The British government is seeking to delay publication of a report on tackling air pollution until September 15, breaking a court deadline for it to...
Paris drives old cars off its streets
Paris banned old, exhaust-belching cars from its streets on Friday in a war on air pollution that environmentalists hope will also drive dirty vehicles from...
WHO: air pollution one of the world’s biggest health crises
Air pollution in cities around the globe has reached such toxic levels that the world is confronting one of the “biggest public health issues” it...
China warns of widespread smog, Beijing issues second ‘red alert’
By Ben Blanchard China warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over...
Hazardous smog hits Shanghai as China’s bad air spreads
Smog in Chinese metropolis Shanghai hit its highest level since January on Tuesday, prompting schools to ban outdoor activities and authorities to limit work at...
Around 140 people a year in Cyprus die prematurely from effects of air pollution, new research says
Every year around 140 people in Cyprus die prematurely from the effects of air pollution with 80 of the deaths due to the airborne desert...