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Delhi Air Pollution Crisis: AQI Crosses 460, Experts Warn of Rising Risk of Permanent Lung Damage

Delhi’s AQI has hit hazardous levels as toxic smog damages lungs, triggers asthma and COPD, increases respiratory infections, ...

Delhi AQI reaches ‘severe’: Here’s what air pollution does to your body, and who does air pollution affect the most?

Delhi faced severe smog on Monday, with AQI hitting 498, marking the city's most polluted day this winter. Residents reported ...

Delhi’s air emergency: What masks can and can’t do at AQI 500

Delhi's air quality has plunged to 'severe plus', posing grave health risks. Experts warn that even healthy individuals can ...

State officials meet to discuss sewage crisis. Residents want solutions. ‘Don’t talk about it; help us.’

Since 2018, approximately 200 billion gallons of sewage has crossed the U.S.-Mexico border into San Diego County. This week, ...

Stigma blamed as Australia’s deadliest cancer receives fraction of research funding

Health experts have slammed “brutal” underfunding of lung cancer research as the disease kills 9000 Australians yearly – more ...

‘Pregnant women particularly susceptible to the harmful effects of air pollution’

Air pollution also impacts the impaired neurocognitive development of the child. It also puts them at risk of developing chronic illnesses later in life, like diabetes and heart disease. “Air ...