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India trials Delhi cloud seeding to combat deadly smog
AFP, Published on 24/10/2025
» NEW DELHI - India trialled cloud seeding over its smog-filled capital for the first time, spraying a chemical from an aeroplane to encourage rain and wash deadly particles out of the air.
Bangkok air pollution forces 352 schools to close
AFP, Published on 24/01/2025
» Air pollution in the Thai capital forced the closure of more than 350 schools on Friday, city authorities said, as Bangkok was ranked the world's seventh-most polluted major city by air quality monitor IQAir.
'Like breathing poison': Delhi children hardest hit by smog
AFP, Published on 09/11/2023
» NEW DELHI - Crying in a hospital bed with a nebuliser mask on his tiny face, one-month-old Ayansh Tiwari has a thick, hacking cough. His doctors blame the acrid air that blights New Delhi every year.
Northern China choking on severe pollution
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BEIJING - Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a greyish smog enveloped the region.
Northern China choking on severe pollution
AFP, Published on 31/10/2023
» BEIJING - Tens of millions of people across northern China were under severe pollution warnings Tuesday, with authorities urging them to reduce outdoor activities as a greyish smog enveloped the region.
Canada wildfires again bring more unhealthy air in North America
AFP, Published on 29/06/2023
» CHICAGO - Smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfires was severely impacting air quality Wednesday across Ontario and at least 15 US states, with monitors warning that over one hundred million people face potentially unhealthy conditions.
Delhi, Lahore smog forces school, plant closures as residents choke
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: India's capital has shut schools and coal plants as it battles dangerous levels of air pollution in the region that on Wednesday left residents of Lahore in neighbouring Pakistan choking on acrid smog.
Delhi schools shut indefinitely as smog worsens
AFP, Published on 17/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: Delhi shut down schools until further notice, urged people to work from home and banned non-essential trucks from entering the Indian capital due to dangerous levels of air pollution.
Delhi shuts schools as pollution 'emergency' looms
AFP, Published on 13/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: Authorities in New Delhi announced Saturday a one-week closure of schools as the Indian capital's pollution control body warned of a looming health emergency due to smog.
Toxic smog chokes Indian capital during Diwali celebrations
AFP, Published on 04/11/2021
» NEW DELHI: India's capital was choked in a shroud of thick, toxic smog on Thursday as millions gathered with family and friends to celebrate the Hindu festival of Diwali.