India: Smog Engulfs Delhi, Air Quality Deteriorates 3

Delhi experienced its first dense fog of the season on Wednesday, November 13, causing zero visibility. The air quality had already been classified as very poor since Tuesday, disrupting flights to and from the city.

India: Smog Engulfs Delhi, Air Quality Deteriorates 2

Delhi experienced its first dense fog of the season on Wednesday, November 13, causing zero visibility. The air quality had already been classified as very poor since Tuesday, disrupting flights to and from the city.

India: Smog Engulfs Delhi, Air Quality Deteriorates

Delhi experienced its first dense fog of the season on Wednesday, November 13, causing zero visibility. The air quality had already been classified as very poor since Tuesday, disrupting flights to and from the city.

Tunisian journalist's impressions of China

STORY: Tunisian journalist's impressions of China SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 30, 2023 DATELINE: Jan. 3, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Tunisian journalist and views in China 2. SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist STORYLINE: A Tunisian journalist, who has visited China several times, described it as "a developed, beautiful, and highly civilized country." SOUNDBITE (Arabic): WAJIH HAFFOUDHI, Tunisian journalist "I had two very important feelings when I visited China for the first time. The first one was that I was very shocked. As some media describe it, China is an advanced, very beautiful, and highly civilized country. I am very concerned about environmental issues. I visited China for the first time in 2012. Frankly speaking, sometimes I saw serious air pollution problem at that time. I have actually been paying attention to the relevant policies and actions of the Chinese government in the past ten years. When I visited China four years

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

Caribbean Beaches Contaminated by Sargassum - Cancun

The beaches of the Mexican Caribbean continue to have pollution problems due to Sargassum that has notoriously invaded the Cancun beach, being an environmental problem. Cancun, Mexico, May 25, 2023. Photo by Carlos Santiago/ Eyepix Group/ABACAPRESS.COM

Japanese asbestos expert speaks at Asia-Pacific confab

Japanese asbestos expert speaks at Asia-Pacific confab

TOKYO, Japan - Ken Takahashi (3rd from L), a professor at the University of Occupational and Environmental Health in Japan, speaks at an Asia-Pacific workshop on the sound management of industrial chemicals in Jakarta on Oct. 1, 2014, jointly convened by him and the U.N. Environmental Program to address the problem of asbestos exposure. (Photo by Tatsuya Tsujimura)

Tsunami debris on U.S. shores

Tsunami debris on U.S. shores

PORTLAND, United States - Azusa Kojima (L) and Hiroshi Kaneko of the Japan Environmental Action Network meet with U.S. groups on how to collaborate over the problem of debris from the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami landing on North American shores in Portland, Oregon, on Aug. 6, 2012.

U.S., Japanese NGOs meet over tsunami debris in N. America

U.S., Japanese NGOs meet over tsunami debris in N. America

PORTLAND, United States - Hiroshi Kaneko (C) and Azusa Kojima (R) of the Japan Environmental Action Network scout for trash on a beach and discuss the problem of marine debris with Dave Pittenger (2nd from R) of the U.S.-based NPO Ocean Conservancy and Cannon Beach City Manager Rich Mays (2nd from L) on Aug. 4, 2012, in Cannon Beach, Oregon. The beach visit kicked off a three-day meeting between the Japanese and U.S. NGOs about debris from the March 2011 tsunami in Japan that is headed for North America.

Japan, China, S. Korea joint plan on environment

Japan, China, S. Korea joint plan on environment

SAPPORO, Japan - South Korea's Lee Maanee (L), Japanese environment minister Sakihito Ozawa (C) and China's Zhou Shengxian join hands after their two-day meeting in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on May 23, 2010. The three environment ministers adopted their countries' first joint action plan to deal with global warming, the problem of yellow dust and other priority environmental issues for the five years through 2014.

P&G's Joy Ocean Plastic kitchen detergent

P&G's Joy Ocean Plastic kitchen detergent

Procter & Gamble (P&G) Japan will launch Joy Ocean Plastic in early November, a product made by recycling marine plastic waste and turning it into kitchen detergent containers. About 6 tons of plastic washed up on the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture was collected, processed, and used to make 25% of a kitchen detergent bottle. The content of the detergent is the same as the conventional product, and the production scale is 550,000 bottles. The sales price is open. P&G has been focusing on reducing environmental impact as part of its sustainability efforts, and this initiative was taken in response to the global problem of marine plastic waste. P&G Japan President Stanislav Becerra explained, "We want to play a role as a lighthouse in the daily necessities industry, making consumers aware of the garbage problem and leading to solutions. Photo taken on November 6, 2019, location unknown, credit: Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun / Kyodo News Images

Japan, China, S. Korea joint plan on environment

Japan, China, S. Korea joint plan on environment

SAPPORO, Japan - South Korea's Lee Maanee (L), Japanese environment minister Sakihito Ozawa (C) and China's Zhou Shengxian join hands after their two-day meeting in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on May 23, 2010. The three environment ministers adopted their countries' first joint action plan to deal with global warming, the problem of yellow dust and other priority environmental issues for the five years through 2014. (Kyodo)