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India: Air Quality Plummets in Delhi Following Diwali Celebrations

Air quality in Delhi worsened after Diwali on October 20, as fireworks filled the night sky with smoke and haze. Reports indicated it was the city’s worst post-Diwali pollution in four years.

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Environmental Pollution In Bangladesh

October 02, 2025, Outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh: Birds swarm over a massive dumpyard on the outskirts of Dhaka, where mountains of waste and heavy machinery dominate the landscape. The landfill, a major source of environmental pollution, threatens nearby habitats and forces birds to forage dangerously close to toxic waste. To free up space, the city authorities often resort to burning solid waste, according to garbage collectors, releasing carbon dioxide (CO₂), nitrogen compounds, ammonia, sulfides, and other hazardous gases into the air, not to mention the foul smell that envelops an area of at least three-square kilometres. Environmental experts warn that CH₄ emissions significantly contribute to global warming by trapping atmospheric heat. Furthermore, the black smoke produced from burning waste exacerbates air pollution, posing serious health risks to residents. Photo by Suvra Kanti Das/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Spain: Fire Breaks Out at Chemical Warehouse Near Seville 4

A fire broke out at a warehouse in Alcalá de Guadaíra, near the city of Seville, after an explosion on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. The fire, at the chemical products warehouse in the La Red industrial estate, forced 80,000 people to stay confined. The smoke coming from the fire was visible from municipalities located more than 80 kilometers away.

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Spain: Fire Breaks Out at Chemical Warehouse Near Seville 3

A fire broke out at a warehouse in Alcalá de Guadaíra, near the city of Seville, after an explosion on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. The fire, at the chemical products warehouse in the La Red industrial estate, forced 80,000 people to stay confined. The smoke coming from the fire was visible from municipalities located more than 80 kilometers away.

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Spain: Fire Breaks Out at Chemical Warehouse Near Seville 2

A fire broke out at a warehouse in Alcalá de Guadaíra, near the city of Seville, after an explosion on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. The fire, at the chemical products warehouse in the La Red industrial estate, forced 80,000 people to stay confined. The smoke coming from the fire was visible from municipalities located more than 80 kilometers away.

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Spain: Fire Breaks Out at Chemical Warehouse Near Seville

A fire broke out at a warehouse in Alcalá de Guadaíra, near the city of Seville, after an explosion on Wednesday afternoon, May 14. The fire, at the chemical products warehouse in the La Red industrial estate, forced 80,000 people to stay confined. The smoke coming from the fire was visible from municipalities located more than 80 kilometers away.

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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New Delhi Shrouded In Toxic Smog - India

Commuters make their way amid smoggy conditions in New Delhi, India on November 18, 2024.Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to be the cause of thousands of premature deaths each year, and is particularly harmful for children and the elderly. Photo by ABACAPRESS.COM

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Questions swirl around U.S. hazmat train derailment

STORY: Questions swirl around U.S. hazmat train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:04 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP(English)XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "The hazardous material train derailment that occurred in the northeastern U.S. state of Ohio on Feb. 3 is continuing to raise questions and fuel public distrust of U.S. authorities. Fears of a possible explosion prompted the evacuation of hundreds of residents and a so-called controlled release and burning of the chemicals on Feb. 6, releasing toxic and potentially deadly fumes into the air. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said he was informed that the train was not considered a 'high hazardous material train,' and therefore, Ohio was not notified in advance that it was passing through. Mary Mertz, director of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, said that the department has observ

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Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment

STORY: Concern grows over U.S. handling of toxic chemicals after Ohio train derailment DATELINE: Feb. 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of the derailed train in East Palestine, Ohio STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Concern is growing over the handling of toxic chemicals by U.S. authorities after a freight train derailed in the village of East Palestine, Ohio, earlier this month. There were a total of 20 hazardous material cars in the train consist, 10 of which derailed, according to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). After hundreds of residents evacuated their homes, the emergency crew conducted a controlled release of the chemicals on Feb. 6 to avert a possible explosion. However, the operations were said to have discharged toxic and potentially deadly fumes into the air. Five of derailed hazmat cars carried vinyl chloride. Vinyl chloride exposure is associa

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Air pollution alert in Chiba Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - Junior high school students wear masks as they practice dancing in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 4, 2013. The prefecture just east of Tokyo warned its residents the same day not to go outside as the toxic air pollutant PM2.5 could exceed the limit set in national provisional guidelines.

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Air pollution in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows people wearing masks in a downtown area in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 8, 2013. The average daily amount of a toxic air pollutant from China called PM2.5 was projected to reach 42 micrograms per cubic meter in Fukuoka the same day, topping the central government-set environmental standard of up to 35 micrograms, officials of the southwestern Japan city said.

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Air pollution in Fukuoka

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo shows women wearing masks in a downtown area in the city of Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on March 8, 2013. The average daily amount of a toxic air pollutant from China called PM2.5 was projected to reach 42 micrograms per cubic meter in Fukuoka the same day, topping the central government-set environmental standard of up to 35 micrograms, officials of the southwestern Japan city said.

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(1)Filipinos launch U.S. court action over toxic base

MANILA, Philippines - One of 36 Filipinos claiming to be victims of toxic waste contamination shows his back after asking a U.S. court to order the U.S. government to inspect its former air and naval bases in the Philippines. The Manila-based People Task Force for Bases Cleanup, a group supporting the Filipinos, said Dec. 5 the case was brought before the U.S. Federal District Court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3 against the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

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(2)Filipinos launch U.S. court action over toxic base

MANILA, Philippines - One of 36 Filipinos claiming to be victims of toxic waste contamination shows her legs after asking a U.S. court to order the U.S. government to inspect its former air and naval bases in the Philippines. She once worked near Clark Field, Pampanga Province. The Manila-based People Task Force for Bases Cleanup, a group supporting the Filipinos, said Dec. 5 the case was brought before the U.S. Federal District Court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 3 against the U.S. Air Force and Navy.

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