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In the News
March 21, 2019
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In the News
March 20, 2019
via The Asean Post
Thailand’s new leader must fix the environment
As elections are coming up in Thailand, the lack of environmental policies addressing sustainable development, biodiversity conservation, and air pollution are concerning.
In the News
March 20, 2019
via The Korea Times
The Dust Storm – How the Blame Game Costs Lives
Despite research from the government and NASA that reveals local emissions are strong sources of ozone and small particles, Koreans still like to believe they are coming from China. Meanwhile, China is rapidly making changes to improve air quality.
In the News
March 14, 2019
via Ozy
India’s Innovators Bet the Farm to Eliminate $30 billion Agri-Waste Danger
The world’s sixth-largest economy loses the size of Nepal’s GDP each year to waste-related pollution. But a new generation of entrepreneurs is offering a solution.
In the News
March 11, 2019
via Khaosod English
Breathe in Thailand and Die Up to 4 Years Sooner: Research
On average, Bangkokians will live 2.4 years less, while people in Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai will respectively see 3.6 and 3.9 fewer summers, according to the Air Quality Life Index report published Wednesday by the University of Chicago. The index assesses the impact of particulate air pollution on life expectancy.
In the News
March 11, 2019
Air Pollution Cuts Lives Short By More Than Two Years In Polluted Areas Of Thailand
As residents in Bangkok, Thailand, report coughing up blood and suffering from nosebleeds due to extreme levels of air pollution, a new analysis of the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) shows long-term exposure to fine particulate pollution is shortening the average Thai’s life expectancy by more than two years.
In the News
March 10, 2019
Air Pollution Crisis: Can India Ape China in Tackling the Problem
AQLI shows that Beijing reduced its PM 2.5 concentrations by 32% from 2013. Can India do the same?
In the News
March 7, 2019
via Gizmodo
South Korea Wants to Use Artificial Rain to Wash Away Its Smog
South Korea’s capital city is the latest place in Southeast Asia that’s planning to artificially create rain in response to severe air pollution.
AQLI News
March 6, 2019
Thailand Analysis: Air Pollution Cuts Lives Short by More Than Four Years in the Most Polluted Areas
The average Thai’s life expectancy is shortened by more than two years relative to what it would have been if the WHO guideline was met, Air Quality Life Index shows.
In the News
March 6, 2019