SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Findings About Air Pollution and Heart

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Findings About Air Pollution and Heart Disease / Fossils from the 'Missing Years' in Africa / U.S. Bans... By Caty Weaver Broadcast: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 (THEME) VOICE ONE:

Air Pollution Affecting Homeless in India’s Capital

Thousands of homeless people in the Indian capital are among the hardest hit victims of the citys air pollution, which becomes worse in winter. Living on the streets, homeless individuals cannot escape from pollution, such as dust from building proje

Lesson 103 Air Pollution

Why do people get headaches in a crowded, stuffy room? Because they are breathing bad air. People who breathe bad air for a long time can get really sick. They may even get lung cancer and die. People

Sharjah Art Biennial

Amber: Hello, I'm Amber and you're listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we visit the largest art event in the Arab world - the Sharjah Art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. (A biennial is an event that happens every 2 yea

2017年CRI More cities see air-quality standards improved: environment official

By Sarah Dickens for sino.uk Crawling the last few hundred metres of its staggering 12,451 kilometre journey, the first ever Block Train' arrived right on schedule to applause from gathered dignitaries and industry officials. Just 17 days earlier, on

【英语听和读】沙咖艺术展

Amber: Hello, Im Amber and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Entertainment today, we visit the largest art event in the Arab world - the Sharjah Art Biennial in the United Arab Emirates. (A biennial is an event that happens every 2 years.

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Air Pollution Harms Young Lungs / A Le

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Air Pollution Harms Young Lungs / A Legal Settlement Over Teflon By Broadcast: Tuesday, October 05, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I

Indian Scientists Invent Nose Filter to Protect Against Air Pollution

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In parts of India, it is not uncommon to see people wearing a mask over their nose and mouth. The capital, New Delhi, has some of the world's dirtiest air. The pollution was a call for a

我国多地空气污染爆表 三大因素为元凶

The Ministry of Environmental Protection said that industrial emissions, vehicle exhaust fumes and heating reliant on coal were three main factors that caused wide-spread air pollution across China in the past week. 环保部日前表示，工业排放

2015年6月英语四级作文预测题一：漫画式命题

【参考模板范文】 The Impact of Air Pollution The cartoon vividly reveals the phenomenon of air pollution or the decline of air quality. In the cartoon we can see the air pollution is so serious that the earth can't bear it. What exactly contr

VOA慢速英语2014 WHO: Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution

WHO: Millions Die Every Year from Air Pollution From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Anna Matteo. And Im Christopher Cruise. Today on the program, we look at our natural world. We report on the price of air pollution on human li

VOA标准英语2010年-Study Shows Air Pollution Poses Greate

Airborne particles produced by automobile exhaust, industry and coal or oil fired power plants can cause blood pressure to rise to dangerous levels Medical researchers are finding out more about the health risks of air pollution. They say the world's

Beijing unveils new steps to curb air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will strengthen its efforts to treat PM2.5 and slash the density of major air pollutants by 2 percent this year, the municipality's acting mayor said Tuesday. The capital will take 180,000 old vehicles off the roa

Beijing plans fewer vehicles on roads during heavy air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of vehicles on Beijing's roads could be cut on days when the city suffers from heavy air pollution, according to a new regulation released for comments on Saturday. According to the Beijing Municipal Air Pollut

Two million die of air pollution each year

GENEVA, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Two million people worldwide are estimated to die from air pollution each year, the Geneva based World Health Organization (WHO) said in its air quality report published on Monday. According to data collected by the WHO f

英闻天下——134 Economic Loss from Air Pollution

A report from the Asian Development Bank this week is showing economic losses from air pollution in China accounts for 1.2 percent of the Gross Domestic Product. For more on this, we spoke earlier with Zhang Qingfeng, Asian Development Bank's Lead Wa

英闻天下——372 Lawmakers Call for Revised Air Pollution Control Law

Beijing and other parts of northern China have been battered by smog starting from the beginning of this year. The capital was blanketed by smog for 26 days in January, while eastern China's Jiangsu Province saw 13 days of heavy pollution in February

英闻天下——199 Beijing's Air Pollution Returns to 'Hazardous' Levels

Smog levels in Beijing have hit the 'Hazardous' mark again just 2 weeks after recording one of the worst cases of air pollution. The PM 2.5 monitoring systems in the Chinese capital showed readings of around 400, which is considered hazardous. That's

英闻天下——221 China Air Pollution

PM2.5 is one of the major pollutants of the air pollution in Beijing and it poses the greatest risk to human health. Its concentration reached a record high of 993 on January 12, almost 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended level. PM2.

CCTV9英语新闻：Beijing addresses air pollution

Heavy smog is a big headache for Beijing residents. To find out how air pollution could be reined in, our reporter, Wang Hui, also visited the Beijing Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau. 5.6 million vehicles are running in Beijing. They are th