Toxic haze blankets Kathmandu, world’s most polluted capital
Pollution levels are spiking in Nepal's Kathmandu, leaving its residents with air quality worse than any other city in the world.…
Oysters in hot water: Pollution and poaching threaten production
For oyster farmers, the year-end holiday period is a vital one as they make around a third to half of their annual sales during this time. But last year was catastrophic for…
Pakistan shuts schools in Lahore over record pollution
Air quality in the city of 14 million people has breached levels considered "dangerous," prompting the government to close schools and urge citizens to stay indoors.…
Easter Island leads the fight against plastic pollution
Located in the heart of the Pacific Ocean, more than 3,600 kilometres off the coast of Chile, Easter Island is best known for its Moai statues. These ancient megalithic figures bear witness…
Pollution in Nigeria’s revered Osun river fails to deter devotees
At the annual Osun Osogbo festival in southwestern Nigeria, thousands gathered at the grove, believed to be the earthly manifestation of Osun, the goddess of fertility.…
Air pollution killed nearly half a million newborns in 2019, report finds
Hundreds of thousands of newborns, mostly in India and sub-Saharan Africa, died from air pollution in 2019, a study has found. Noxious fumes from cooking fuels are blamed for causing the majority…
Coronavirus lockdown: What impact on the planet?
Three and a half billion people are confined in some way around the planet. That's almost half of the world's population. The Covid-19 pandemic has drastically changed our daily lives. With travel…
Airforce destroys Boko Haram camp in Sambisa forest, SA reports second coronavirus case and more
Here is why you should pick up a copy of The Guardian on Sunday. Find these stories and much more when you grab a copy of The Guardian on the newsstands on…
India: Smog causes health emergency during Merkel visit
India's pollution authority has ordered schools in the capital to shut, calling a health emergency due to smog. Pollution particles in the air have hit nine times the recommended WHO level, US…
Italy plans mandatory climate change lessons for schools
Ocean pollution, sustainable living and green mathematics aren't typical school subjects. But Italy's education minister has big plans to make a radically green syllabus.…
New Delhi: prayers and pollution
New Delhi: prayers and pollution…