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Letter: Left unchecked, toxic air will keep shortening millions of lives and harming health, says Jane Burston

Pollution from the five months of fires was responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe alone.

The health impacts from Canada's worst wildfire stretched into Europe, Asia and Africa, a new study reveals.

Toxic particles spewed by 2023’s wildfires were even responsible for 22,000 early deaths in Europe, researchers say

‘Abrupt shift’ in policy since Trump took office will have major consequences for climate crisis, forecast says

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‘Air pollution doesn’t just increase the risk of dementia — it actually makes Alzheimer’s disease worse,’ Dr. Edward Lee says

All sea turtle species are threatened worldwide. They migrate long distances in the oceans – often thousands of kilometres – and so fall under multiple countries’ laws and conservation targets. They also have a complex life cycle with changes in habitats and diet at different life stages. These things make…

Plastic pollution is everywhere: in rivers and oceans, in the air and the mountains, even in our blood and vital organs. Most of the public attention has focused on the dangers of microplastics. These are fragments smaller than 5 millimetres.

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows