Bangkok: Nearly six million children have been impacted by deadly floods and landslides caused by Typhoon Yagi in Southeast Asia, according to the UN on Wednesday ( Sep 18 ), as the death toll rises. Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, and Myanmar were affected by Typhoon Yagi’s strong winds and torrential rainContinue Reading
Between August 19 and Sep 10, according to the coast guard, about 1.38 million gallons of oil spare were recovered. The oil and water mixture was transported to a nearby care facility. The beach guard had previously stated that the amount of oil that escaped from the ship’s vehicles hadContinue Reading
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BANGKOK: A surprise improvement in air quality in South Asia in 2022 drove a decline in global pollution, with favourable weather a likely factor, a new report said on Wednesday ( Aug 28 ). But the region continues to breathe the world’s most polluted air, with its residents losing moreContinue Reading
More than two million people are affected by heavy rains that caused major rivers to burst their banks in Bangladesh this week, according to officials who confirmed the death toll on Saturday ( July 6 ). The South Eastern region of 170 million people, crisscrossed by thousands of river, hasContinue Reading
In a diving location in the Philippines, green activists have proposed to transfer a bag of grain for every bag of trash that local residents have collected. Although Mabini in Batangas state is known for its lively reefs and marine wildlife, a rising flood of plastic waste poses a growingContinue Reading
PHNOM PENH: A Cambodian court has handed jail terms of up to eight years to 10 activists of environmental group Mother Nature, on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the king, the group’s founder and a lawyer said on Tuesday (Jul 2). The verdict comes amid growing concernsContinue Reading
PHNOM PENH: Ten activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature were found guilty on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the king, the group’s founder said on Tuesday (Jul 2). Five of the defendants from the conservation group were arrested outside the court in Phnom Penh immediatelyContinue Reading
“UNSUSTAINABLE Costs” In a statement from July 2023, India’s government-run NITI Aayog public policy center forecasts a” steep decline in water supply by 2030.” Additionally, it issued a warning about “increasing water shortages, depleting water tables, and deteriorating tool excellent.” Groundwater tools “are being depleted at untenable costs”, it added,Continue Reading
PM2.5 molecules can penetrate deeply into individuals ‘ breathing due to their tiny size, leading to health issues that particularly affect vulnerable groups like children, the elder, and those with respiratory conditions.
Additionally, long-term exposure to polluted air may cause heart disease, strokes, or even heart tumor, related to cigarette use.
According to the NTU research, PM2.5 pollution caused 49 million Chinese people’s unnecessary deaths. The number was 26.1 million in India.
Pakistan, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Japan also recorded significant amounts of early deaths due to PM2.5 waste, ranging from 2 to 5 million each.
LKCMedicine professor Joseph Sung, who co- authored the investigation, noted:” We are seeing more and more people who have never been tobacco, especially females, that might get this illness and the trend seems to be rising over the past decades”.
Healthcare providers you better prepare for the possibility of more people seeking treatment for pollution-related illnesses by acknowledging these trends, said Professor Sung, who is also the school’s senior vice president of health and life science.
According to the study, a fourth of the unnecessary deaths that occurred between 1980 and 2020 were thought to be related to injury.
Another second were associated with ischemic heart disease, while the remainder were linked to COPD, lower lung diseases, and lung cancers.