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Government told when the smog in Astana will disappear
Tengrinews.kz – The Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Yerlan Nyssanbayev commented on the smog problem in the capital.
23 October 2024
Thousands of plants cut production as Beijing smog persists
Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its 'red alert' measures to deal with smog.
21 December 2015
Singapore air pollution soars due to Indonesian forest fires
Air pollution in Singapore rose to unhealthy levels, blanketing the city-state's skyline with clouds of smog.
15 September 2014
Evacuations urged in burning Australian coal mine town
Young, elderly and pregnant residents of a Australian town cloaked in smoke from a coal mine ablaze for three weeks were Friday urged to leave over mounting air quality concerns.
28 February 2014
Air purifier rush as smog shrouds northern China
Dangerous smog which has blighted swathes of northern China in recent days has prompted a spike in air purifier sales, local media reported Monday, as pollution continued to shroud Beijing.
25 February 2014
Bulgaria chokes on air pollution fuelled by poverty
The smokestacks of Kremikovtzi steel mill on Sofia's outskirts may have shut down years ago, but ancient cars ensure that Bulgaria's capital is still the most polluted in Europe.
22 February 2014
'Apocalyptic' smog eases in Chinese city
A bout of choking smog that brought life to a standstill in a far northeast Chinese city for three days has dissipated, with flights resuming and students returning to school.
24 October 2013
Palm oil companies behind Singapore smog: Greenpeace
Fires on Indonesia's Sumatra, which have cloaked Singapore in record-breaking smog, are raging on palm oil plantations owned by Indonesian, Malaysian and Singaporean companies.
22 June 2013
Singapore smog in new high, danger to ill and elderly
Singapore's smog index hit the critical 400 level on Friday, making it potentially life-threatening to the ill and elderly people, according to a government monitoring site.
21 June 2013
Singapore, Indonesia to hold talks on smog crisis
Singapore and Indonesia were scheduled to hold emergency talks Thursday after thick smog from forest fires on Sumatra island reached unprecedented levels in the city-state.
20 June 2013
Architect invents airship to battle smog in Almaty
Architect Leila Rakhimzhanova has suggested a simple and inexpensive method of cleaning Almaty from smog.
05 October 2012
Astana covered with smoke from Russian wildfires
This is called an atmospheric mist. Our neighbors in Russia have huge wildfires: Expert.
30 July 2012
PHOTO: Smog covers Pavlodar because of Russian wildfires
Gray pitch-dark smoke has been enveloping Pavlodar for three days. The small of burning now accompanies the smog over the city.
25 July 2012
Thick smog covers Atyrau
Atyrau got covered with a thick smog on April 10.
11 April 2012
Ecologists explained smog over Astana
A mixture of smoke, fog and dust has been in the capital's air for days.
25 January 2012