Nature World: Trash burning around the globe is worsening air pollution, pumping more emissions into the atmosphere than previously thought, according to a new study.
More than 40 percent of the world's garbage is burned in such fires, emitting gases and particles that can substantially affect human health and climate change, estimates the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR), which led the study.
The study looks at pollutants such as particulates, carbon monoxide, and mercury that are emitted...