Asthma and allergies are now a part of life here in Imperial County, California. Even the way of life has changed in a region shrouded in grey-beige dust. A few years ago, when the air was particularly thick, Noemi Vasquez woke up one night, unable to speak or breathe. Read more…
Smoke from fires that burned millions of acres in the western United States has almost reached Hawaii and Michigan, writes The Guardian. Four cities on the US west coast are currently among the ten worst air quality locations as wildfires rage ...
Scientists believe that they have determined where the cleanest air in the world is located, free of particles caused by human activity, writes MSN. The ideal was the air over the Southern Ocean surrounding Antarctica. In a first-of-its-kind study of the bioaerosol composition of the Southern Ocean, experts from ...
Heat and high humidity are expected throughout the weekend in New York, with temperatures in excess of 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32ºC or more). New York Mayor Bill de Blasio said the state has issued its first extreme hot weather warning in three years ...
The air in Los Angeles was the most polluted of any city in America. This is stated in the report of the American Lung Association. According to the report, 166 million Americans, or 52,1 percent of people living in the US, live in counties with unhealthy levels of air pollution. Almost 20 million people ...
Experts from the US Environmental Protection Agency conducted air surveys before and after the fireworks, which took place on July 4. It turned out that fireworks are dangerous in the polluted air of big cities. They lead to toxic pollution, which is very negative for human health. Because of…
The price for a package of air from the concert of rapper Kanye West on eBay has reached 60 thousand dollars. This item was put up for sale a week ago. The starting price for the package, which allegedly contained particles of the artist's sweat, was five dollars. According to the seller ...