Pollution
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Arriving to study, I had my first asthma attack in 10 years. The capital’s shocking air quality is a health emergency – and it’s already costing lives
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It can cause eye irritation, breathing difficulties and heart disease. Here are ways to limit the damage
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Weatherwatch “Without fog London would not be beautiful” said the great French impressionist Claude Monet
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Letters: Governments must ensure access to clean household energy and enforce limits on emissions from power stations, industry, open burning and other sources
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A new $53m BRT (bus rapid transit) system has the power to reduce Hanoi’s dreadful air pollution. Persuading residents of Vietnam’s rapidly expanding capital to ditch their motorbikes and private cars, however, will be another story
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Mayor says owners of more polluting cars will have to pay extra levy from October to drive within congestion charge zone
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Stefano Boeri, the architect famous for his plant-covered skyscrapers, has designs to create entire new green settlements in a nation plagued by dirty air
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Great Winter Nurdle Hunt finds thousands of pellets used in plastic production washed up on shorelines around country
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UK is one of five countries persistently contravening legal nitrogen dioxide levels with pollution from factories and vehicles
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From particle-zapping bus stops to compact ‘smart’ air filters, we examine the methods that tackle the symptoms of air pollution
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Marylebone Road has the odd distinction of being the world’s most studied road in terms of air pollution – yet remains a chief culprit in London’s ‘shameful’ air quality. Now it’s home to a series of new experiments
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The Indian capital’s inherently dusty air is made worse by countless unregulated construction sites – and the production of bricks and concrete to feed them
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In California’s Central Valley emissions from oil refineries and agriculture make Bakersfield America’s most air-polluted city. Activists fear the Trump administration could undo small but steady improvements
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Ash clouds dominate the sky in Zenica, with many blaming the air pollution on ArcellorMittal, the world’s largest steel maker and a major employer here
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Face masks are already a common sight in Asia. Now, as air pollution worsens, designers are targeting city dwellers in Europe and the US with pricier products
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Exclusive: Research also found 58% believe current levels of air pollution in UK are harmful or very harmful to health
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Presence of manmade chemicals in most remote place on planet shows nowhere is safe from human impact, say scientists
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As Guardian Cities kicks off a week investigating air pollution, our correspondents report from the front lines of this global urban crisis
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In an unprecedented legal case, a group of Chinese lawyers have charged the governments of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei with failing to protect their citizens from air pollution, which is linked to a third of all deaths in the country
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We’ve broken down the data on dangerous PM2.5 particles, and listed them region by region – to reveal the cities with the worst air in Europe, the US, Africa, Asia and more
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Weatherwatch January’s smog broke recent records, but while glib comparisons with Beijing can result in action, they are also misleading
Aerosol study to look at great unknown in climate science