SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Findings About Air Pollution and Heart

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Findings About Air Pollution and Heart Disease / Fossils from the 'Missing Years' in Africa / U.S. Bans... By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE:

Air Pollution Affecting Homeless in India’s Capital

Thousands of homeless people in the Indian capital are among the hardest hit victims of the citys air pollution, which becomes worse in winter. Living on the streets, homeless individuals cannot escape from pollution, such as dust from building proje

Lesson 103 Air Pollution

Why do people get headaches in a crowded, stuffy room? Because they are breathing bad air. People who breathe bad air for a long time can get really sick. They may even get lung cancer and die. People

英闻天下——568 No Fireworks for Spring Festival?

Heavy air pollution recently hit many places in north China. It inspired a heated debate over whether officials should ban the use of fireworks, which is a tradition of Lunar New Year celebrations. Bloggers have responded with much divergence on the

2017年CRI China helps build green coal power plant in Pakistan

Chinese and Pakistani investors inaugurated the project in Hub, Balochistan province, Pakistan, on March. 21, 2017. [Photo: China Plus] The groundbreaking ceremony for a China-Pakistan joint venture, a coal fired power plant, was held in Hub, in the

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Air Pollution Harms Young Lungs / A Le

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Air Pollution Harms Young Lungs / A Legal Settlement Over Teflon By Broadcast: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I

Indian Scientists Invent Nose Filter to Protect Against Air Pollution

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In parts of India, it is not uncommon to see people wearing a mask over their nose and mouth. The capital, New Delhi, has some of the world's dirtiest air. The pollution was a call for a

VOA标准英语2012--SAF New Fire-Building Method Reduces Air Pollution

SAF New Fire-Building Method Reduces Air Pollution With their megaphones and orange uniforms, these fieldworkers do not go unnoticed. This is Fine Town, a township south of Johannesburg. Every day, the fieldworkers walk around the townships to show t

VOA标准英语2011-Pollution Might Cloud Minds of Older Men

New research finds a link between vehicle emissions and cognitive function in older people. People who live in polluted cities can see the grit and dirt produced from vehicle engines but some of the most damaging emissions are only now starting to be

VOA双语新闻：世界气象日关注污染与健康关系

The United Nations' World Meteorological Organization says there is a close relationship between weather-climate systems and global pollution. The organization says these relationships also affect people's health. 这个星期一是世界气象日，联

Beijing unveils new steps to curb air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year, the municipality's acting mayor said Tuesday. The capital will take 180,000 old vehicles off the roa

Beijing plans fewer vehicles on roads during heavy air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of vehicles on Beijing's roads could be cut on days when the city suffers from heavy air pollution, according to a new regulation released for comments on Saturday. According to the Beijing Municipal Air Pollut

全球700万人死亡与污染相关

全球700万人死亡与污染相关 LONDON, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Around seven million people across the world died as a result of air pollution exposure in 2012, according to a report of World Health Organization(WHO) released on Tuesday. The report

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Two million die of air pollution each year

GENEVA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two million people worldwide are estimated to die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organization (WHO) said in its air quality report published on Monday. According to data collected by the WHO f

英闻天下——134 Economic Loss from Air Pollution

A report from the Asian Development Bank this week is showing economic losses from air pollution in China accounts for 1.2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. For more on this, we spoke earlier with Zhang Qingfeng, Asian Development Bank's Lead Wa

英闻天下——372 Lawmakers Call for Revised Air Pollution Control Law

Beijing and other parts of northern China have been battered by smog starting from the beginning of this year. The capital was blanketed by smog for 26 days in January, while eastern China's Jiangsu Province saw 13 days of heavy pollution in February

英闻天下——199 Beijing's Air Pollution Returns to 'Hazardous' Levels

Smog levels in Beijing have hit the 'Hazardous' mark again just 2 weeks after recording one of the worst cases of air pollution. The PM 2.5 monitoring systems in the Chinese capital showed readings of around 400, which is considered hazardous. That's

英闻天下——221 China Air Pollution

PM2.5 is one of the major pollutants of the air pollution in Beijing and it poses the greatest risk to human health. Its concentration reached a record high of 993 on January 12, almost 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended level. PM2.

CCTV9英语新闻：Beijing addresses air pollution

Heavy smog is a big headache for Beijing residents. To find out how air pollution could be reined in, our reporter, Wang Hui, also visited the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. 5.6 million vehicles are running in Beijing. They are th