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          Dirty aircon and incense blamed as 'one in ten UAE children have asthma'

          UAEOctober 12, 2021
          Oil washed up on Huntington State Beach after 573,000 litres spilled from an offshore platform on Sunday in California. Photo: AFP

          Major oil spill washes up on Californian beaches

          USOctober 03, 2021
          The US Environmental Protection Agency will cut production and use of hydrofluorocarbons, highly potent greenhouse gases commonly used in refrigerators and air conditioners. AP

          US cracks down on potent class of greenhouse gases

          USSeptember 23, 2021
          The formaldehyde used to treat furniture can cause irritation of the skin, eyes and throat, and can only be cleaned using an air purifier, according to an internal medicine specialist

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          Officials talk next to large fans at the construction site of the new smog tower near Connaught Place in New Delhi. AFP

          Indian 'smog tower' to absorb pollution divides local opinion

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          Bathers jump off a harbour wall into the sea in Mamaika, a neighbourhood in the seaside resort of Sochi, on Russia's Black Sea coast, on August 3. Getty

          WWF sounds alarm over 'colossal' Black Sea oil slick

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          Firefighters light a backfire to stop the Dixie fire from spreading near Prattville in Plumas County, California, US.

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          Under the partnership, Azraq's volunteer, corporate and school members will have access to the Freestyle Divers Marine Conservation Academy. Courtesy Freestyle Divers

          Artificial reefs aim to replenish Dibba's marine ecosystems

          EnvironmentMay 19, 2021
          Scientists found that the aerosol optical depth, which is a measure of the overall quantity of pollution particles in the air, has fallen in the UAE in recent decades. Chris Whiteoak / The National

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          EnvironmentMay 07, 2021
          Hamish Harding and his son, Giles, are back in Dubai after the former journeyed to the deepest part of the ocean. Chris Whiteoak / The National

          Dubai explorer talks of dangers he faced while making the deepest dive in history

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          A woman holds up a dead fish in Israel's Gador nature reserve near Haderaas as she takes part in a clean-up of tar from an oil spill in the Mediterranean sea. AP Photo

          Israel closes beaches after tar washes up on Mediterranean shoreline

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          Archer's electric air taxis can reach speeds of up to 240 kilometres per hour. AP

          US airline buys flying electric taxis to shuttle people to airports

          February 12, 2021
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          Smog returns to Indian capital as agriculture fires start

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          Workers from Abu Dhabi Centre for Waste Management remove fish from Al Bateen in Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi Department of Municipalities and Transport

          Clamp down on illegal fish vendors in Abu Dhabi

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