Due to the high cost of air quality monitors, many countries don't have the tools in place to regularly monitor pollutants. Without routine measurements, policymakers cannot make evidence-based policy decisions to reduce fine particulate matter (PM2.5) exposure and improve human health.
As another wildfire season begins, Environment and Climate Change Canada is advising people to pay attention to air pollution levels and check the Air Quality Health Index.
An Air Quality Alert is in effect for eastern Hampden and eastern Hampshire Counties from 11 a.m. until 11 p.m. Wednesday.
A Mexican national breached a United States Air Force base this month while on the run from Border Patrol agents, a spokesperson for Customs and Border Protection recently told the New York Post.The suspect, a 17-year-old male, fled on foot after the vehicle he was a passenger in was pulled over by Border Patrol agents in Del Rio, Texas. According to authorities, the teenager hopped over a fence surrounding the Laughlin Air Force Base.'Tracked by USBP canine teams.'A press release from the base...
A Sky News reporter appeared to be kicked out of from Rishi Sunak's Conservative Party general election campaign launch event on Wednesday, 22 May. Footage broadcast live on the channel showed political correspondent Darren McCaffrey being led away by security staff. "We were told because there were pool arrangements in place, we're not allowed to be here," the journalist explained. Mr Sunak was holding a rally in London's ExCel Centre after confirming 4 July as the election date. The...
An air quality alert for the Coachella Valley is in effect until Sunday
Police, ambulance and rescue crews have all rushed to River Aire near Crown Point Bridge in Leeds after reports of a person in the water. Emergency services received a call just after 5pm today (May 23) of a person falling into River Aire near Leeds Dock, and a number of resources, including the Hazardous Area Response Team, were sent to the scene, a Yorkshire Ambulance Service spokesperson said. A West Yorkshire Police spokesperson added: “Emergency services are currently in attendance at the...
Myrie added that his parents, who are of the Windrush generation, did not forgive him for becoming a journalist until he was chosen as question master on Mastermind in 2021.
A father and son drowned in Grand Isle on Saturday afternoon, according to
CHICAGO (CBS) â A man barricaded himself inside a Portillo's in Elmhurst, police reported Wednesday morning.The Elmhurst Police Department said the man, reportedly armed with a knife, was last seen alone inside the closed restaurant, located at 155 S. IL Route 83.The Elmhurst Crossing shopping center is closed as police investigate. Residents are asked to avoid the area.This is a developing story.
The head of one of Hong Kong’s largest taxi groups has denounced undercover vigilante operations targeting Uber drivers, saying enforcement should be left to authorities. Chau Kwok-keung, chair of the Hong Kong Taxi and Public Light Bus Association, responded on Monday to reports that people had been posing as passengers in recent weeks and hailing […]
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