By Anthony Arnold, enginetrust.co.uk Here Is All You Need To Know About Engines, Pollution and Steps to Overcome it Air pollution is one of the key issues of the modern world. As Robert Orben said, “there’s so much pollution in the air now that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put […]
Heatwaves, wildfires, and droughts are raging southern European countries, Canada and the USA. Greece just suffered its deadliest wildfire in more than a century, and one of nearly 90 large fires in the west of the USA destroyed dozens of homes and prompted mass evacuations. Heavy rains and floods during last July were devastating: hundreds […]
By Jennifer Branett, http://tenreviewed.com/ In today’s era, due to increased pollution, breathing in fresh air has perhaps become a challenging task. In most of the cases, regular maintenance using traditional home-based cleaning detergents don’t always prove to be effective enough in preserving your residential area from hazardous impurities, germs, filth, dust particles, and bacteria. Therefore, […]
A large forest fire broke out in Greece near Athens on July 23. A fire quickly became unmanageable and spread rapidly into inhabited areas. More than 80 people have died and hundreds more were injured. The death toll is unfortunately likely to rise. More than 100 people still missing. Where are the fires in Greece? The fires […]
Sellafield nuclear plant is located on the north-west coast of England, close to the village of Seascale in the county of Cumbria. Here more than 70 percent of all radioactive waste generated by UK’s 15 operating nuclear reactors is stored. In addition, at Sellafield used nuclear fuel coming from overseas, mainly from Europe and Japan, is […]
The European Commission announced in the end of last week that it will refer six EU countries to the Court of Justice of the European Union for their prolonged failure to address air pollution. Great Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary could face huge fines, on-going until the problem is solved. This announcement should […]
9 European countries, including Czech Republic, Germany, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia and the United Kingdom – which all still burn coal to generate electricity – were threatened with sanctions for exceeding the established air quality standards. The air pollution was discussed on 30 January, at the meeting of Environment Ministers in Brussels. European Commissioner for Environment, Karmenu […]
The MPs from across the political spectrum unite to present a report criticizing the British government led by Theresa May for failing to cope with the level of air pollution in the country, which have been attributed to the equivalent of around 40,000 premature deaths across the country each year. Four Select Committees – The Environment Food and Rural […]
A new study showed that even a short-term increase in fine particulates in the air increases the risk of developing respiratory viral infections that can turn into different diseases, such as bronchiolitis. Scientists in the U.S. collected information on PM2.5 concentration levels in the air of eight districts along the Wasatch Front in Utah, including […]
Each year the world celebrates Earth Day on April 22. Today we will provide 10 simple ways to celebrate this day: 1. Leave your car at home It’s a perfect time to leave the car at home and get around by public transport, bike or even better to take a walk. If you need to do a […]