Scientists are now warning drivers that car fumes and braking too hard is causing a sudden spike in heart attacks. According to a new study, fumes from vehicle exhausts caused by heavy braking increases the risk of a driver getting a heart attack. Researchers looked at the links between air pollution from traffic, such as nitric oxide and particulates, and the number of heart attacks. Dailymail.co.uk... 

Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind. The research, involving 13,000 people in London, found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32% increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment and an 18% increase in the risk of being admitted to hospital. The researchers... 

White people are to blame for air pollution which is “breathed in more” by nonwhites, according to the latest outrageous example of establishment anti-white hatred in the controlled media. According to a report on CNN titled “Hispanics and blacks create less air pollution than whites, but breathe more of it, study finds,” quotes a study, published this week in the Proceedings of the National... 

Zou Yi, a 56-year-old businessmen from Beijing, lives in his 13th floor flat across from Beijing Television’s headquarters. Some days he can see every detail of the skyscraper; some days he can hardly see it at all because of heavy smog which he decided to document every morning by taking photos from his window. Every morning Zou Yi wakes up to make a shot of Beijing’s polluted skies from the... 

This picture taken on November 8, 2015 shows vehicles making their way along a street in Changchun, northeast China’s Jilin Province. Chinese authorities have warned that pollution levels are expected to remain high in the country’s northeastern areas in the coming days. On Tuesday, officials in the Chinese Jilin Province’s Changchun city said a blanket of haze, which has been seen since... 

The Indian government has released a report on the state of ecology in the country. The highest level of air pollution in India is in its capital city of Delhi. According to the official data, 80 people die daily because of high concentration of smog and other toxic particles. “An international study released recently has claimed that foul air is killing up to 80 people a day in Delhi. The numbers... 

Beijing has introduced new traffic rules to combat the massive smog that has cloaked the Chinese capital for years. When city authorities issue a ‘red alert’, a number of cars will be banned on the roads and heavy vehicles completely banished. Four types of pollution alerts, blue, yellow, orange and red, will be issued on ‘heavy pollution’ days, according to Beijing’s Environmental Protection... 

Air pollution in China is still incredibly high, 90 percent of its cities stand below the threshold for air safety standards in 2014. The “war on pollution” started a year earlier is having some effect, but hazardous emergencies are still in the hundreds. Only eight of China’s 74 large cities have managed to meet official air safety standards in 2014, according to the Environmental Protection... 

The carbon dioxide from car exhausts is one of the biggest contributors to air pollution, which allegedly also leads to the greenhouse effect and contributes to the so-called global warming hoax… even though it has been proven real scientists (instead of “specialists” such as Al Gore) that the one and only who dictates the temperatures on Earth is the Sun and only the Sun. CO2tube... 

The UN urban ambient air quality database reveals that half the urban population monitored is exposed to air pollution at least 2.5 times higher than the recommended level and concludes that city dwellers are at risk of “serious, long-term health problems”. The survey, covering 91 countries and 1,600 cities, shows that most urban areas show air pollution above acceptable levels. According... 

People pay visit to the Temple of Heaven in Beijing on February 24, 2014. Air pollution strikes unhealthy levels in the Chinese capital Beijing for the sixth day in a row, prompting warnings for people to stay indoors. On Tuesday, officials said the gray smog that has been covering the sky in much of six northern provinces could last until Friday. Since last Friday, an orange alert — the second-highest... 

A resident in a polluted city in northern China has become the first person in the country to launch a case against the local government over high levels of pollution. He is also seeking compensation for those affected by the smog. The local environmental authorities should “perform their duties to control air pollution according to the law,” believes Li Guixin, a resident in Shijiazhuang,... 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has predicted that the number of different cases of cancer across the globe would soar to 24 million a year by 2035. The urgent priority is to identify and tackle the causes of cancer, which are mainly linked to people’s lifestyle, WHO emphasized. While fourteen million people a year are currently diagnosed with cancer, it is estimated the number will increase... 

Highways were closed in Beijing as the Chinese capital was covered by thick smog engulfing skyscrapers. Pollution readings reached threatening levels of more than two dozen times the level considered safe. The spike in air pollution began Wednesday afternoon and continued overnight, Xinhua reported, citing Beijing’s Municipal Environment Protection Department. It is expected to last until Friday...