Pollution articles

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  Why did 28,000 rivers in China suddenly disappear?

  By Amar Toor on April 3, 2013 09:09 am + 218 comments

  For years, China claimed to hold an estimated 50,000 rivers within its borders. Now, more than half Continue reading…

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  China's air pollution led to 1.2 million premature deaths in 2010

  By Jeff Blagdon on April 3, 2013 01:22 am + 57 comments

  The pea-soup-like air pollution in China’s cities has received a lot of attention over the past Continue reading…

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  See China's cities with and without the choking smog

  By Kimber Streams on January 31, 2013 03:40 pm + 19 comments

  Since the beginning of 2013, Beijing's notoriously high pollution levels have been even higher, Continue reading…

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  China's record-level air pollution, as seen from space

  By Amar Toor on January 16, 2013 05:32 am + 99 comments

  NASA's Earth Observatory this week released startling before-and-after photos of northeastern China, Continue reading…

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  Italian artist's 59-foot mural aims to clean up city air, but will it work?

  By Louis Goddard on August 16, 2012 11:08 am + 10 comments

  As part of Bologna's Frontier project, Italian artist Andreco has created a 59-foot mural which he Continue reading…

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  Prototype robotic fish scanning for pollution on the European coast

  By Adi Robertson on May 23, 2012 03:33 pm + 8 comments

  A collaborative scientific effort has tested pollution-detecting robotic fish off the coast of Continue reading…

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  Apple to undergo joint environmental audit at Chinese supplier this month

  By Andrew Webster on April 16, 2012 10:33 am + 6 comments

  In February Apple announced that it would be working with the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Continue reading…