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Pollution from India and China has reached the stratosphere

Monsoon storms are pumping pollution from India and China over the Himalayas and into the stratosphere, speeding up global warming.

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· Nov 22, 2016 · 11:30 pm
South Asia’s air pollutants are going global and could weaken the monsoon

The effects of climate change and industrial pollution are combining to thicken the toxic blanket over the region as well as disperse pollution globally.

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· Jan 28, 2016 · 08:30 pm
Ganga more polluted than ever, despite Indian government’s action plans

Contamination levels, especially in heavy metals, continue to rise around the river.

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· Dec 29, 2015 · 09:30 pm

New regional study hopes to unravel winter smog over Himalayas

A team will investigate how pollution from South Asia wafts over the Hindu Kush Himalayas, causing heavy winter smog and environmental damage in the fragile region.

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· Dec 25, 2015 · 04:30 pm