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Singapore air pollution soars to 'very unhealthy' levels
2013-06-19 16:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Singapore's air pollution level rose to "very unhealthy" levels late on Wednesday, with the main pollution index hitting the highest on record, as smoke from Indonesian forest fires enveloped the city-state. The Pollution Standards Index (PSI) soared to 290 at 9:00 p.m. local time (1300 GMT), up from 190 just an hour earlier. A PSI reading above 300 indicates "hazardous" air quality and 201-300 means "very unhealthy". The 290 level is also above the previous 226 record reached in Singapore in 1997...
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Autism tied to air pollution, brain-wiring disconnect in studies
2013-06-19 13:24:56| Biotech - Topix.net
Researchers seeking the roots of autism have linked the disorder to chemicals in air pollution and, in a separate study, found that language difficulties of the disorder may be due to a disconnect in brain wiring.
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Singapore pollution soars as haze from Indonesia hits air quality
2013-06-19 09:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Singaporeans reduced military training exercises, kept cough-stricken children indoors and wore protective masks to work after a smoky haze triggered by forest fires in neighbouring Indonesia caused air pollution to hit its worst level in nearly 16 years. Singapore's main measurement of air quality has hovered at the unhealthy classification as smoke from blazes on Sumatra island drifted across the sea and cast a grey pall over the city-state's skyscrapers. The readings on the pollutant standards...
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China makes fresh promises on air pollution, pledges support for solar
2013-06-17 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's cabinet approved new measures to combat air pollution on Friday, in the latest step by China's new leadership to address the country's enormous environmental problems, with pollution a key source of rising social discontent in China. The government also promised to support China's troubled solar power industry, despite problems with overcapacity and ongoing trade disputes with the United States and Europe. In a meeting chaired by Premier Li Keqiang, the State Council approved 10 anti-pollution...
Robert Redford Calls On President To Fight Climate Change Now With Limits On Power Plant Carbon Pollution
2013-06-17 04:08:25| pollutiononline News Articles
In a new multimedia campaign,Robert Redfordis challenging President Obama to act now on climate change by reining in carbon pollution from the nation's biggest source, coal-fired power plants
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