Eddy Micah Jr. | Isaac Mugabi 06/16/2025 Greenpeace Africa says 42,000 South Africans died because of air pollution in 2023, and wants South African energy producers to be held to account.

The World Health Organization's air quality guidelines say that the number we should be aiming for when it comes to these particles is 5... and in South Africa, we have it at 20.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised serious concerns over South Africa’s worsening air pollution, declaring it a major public health crisis. This comes after a damning report by ...

AQI scale explained Here's a breakdown of the EPA's AQI scale for those who are unaware: Good (0 to 50): Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk. Moderate (51 to 100 ...

The air quality index, or AQI, is a standardized rating system that assesses the severity of air pollution on a scale ranging from 0 to 500. The higher the number, the worse the quality.

Nonpoint source pollution, characterized by its diffuse origins and transport mechanisms, remains a central barrier to global ...

In a major positive step for global respiratory health, Member States at the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA), held May 19–27 ...

Which cities across the world have the worst air pollution and how does London compare? - In 2024, only 17% of cities met the World Health Organisation’s air pollution guideline ...

Bad air quality is linked to poor health outcomes and the development or worsening of some diseases like asthma, coughs, ...

As oil companies push for drilling on the Amazon coast, an underwater war silences the ocean’s most vocal creatures.

The images show in great detail a variety of landscapes from continents across the world, including South America, Africa and ...

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.