BIZARRE: 31 | Mind Blowing Facts

Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds

Research by Which? compared levels nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter in homes and street in London

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

How cooking with gas releases harmful air pollution in the home

Nitrogen dioxide, normally associated with diesel exhausts, is among pollutants released by using gas cooker and hob

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

Dramatic fall in London’s levels of deadly pollutants after Ulez expansion

People in capital breathing much cleaner air, with significant improvements in capital’s most deprived areas

The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2025

Supreme Court Leaves Users Disgusted After Rolling Back Clean Water Act's Raw Sewage Discharge Limitations: 'Poop Is Back On the Menu'

The Supreme Court weakened restrictions on the discharge of raw sewage into water supplies in a 5-4 decision to roll back provisions of 1972's Clean Water Act.

Latin Times · Mar 4, 2025

US supreme court weakens rules on discharge of raw sewage into water supplies

Ruling by the court, which has a Republican super majority, undermines the 1972 Clean Water Act

The Guardian - US · Mar 4, 2025

Ganga purity study was shady from the start. But media amplified it unquestioned

On February 20, the Uttar Pradesh government issued a statement which quoted a Padma Shri awardee scientist to “debunk doubts” about the purity of Ganga water amid the Mahakumbh. This came days after the Central Pollution Control Board had pointed out that faecal coliform levels in the river were 13…

Newslaundry · Mar 4, 2025

How weather patterns and faraway mountains make Delhi the world’s most polluted megacity

Delhi is perhaps the most polluted of the world’s megacities. Every winter, the city’s 30 million residents breathe air so toxic that visibility drops to mere metres. If you stand on top of one of Delhi’s monuments you can barely make out buildings across the street as the thick, acrid…

Newslaundry · Mar 3, 2025

Five reasons why your room is still dusty, even if you have an air purifier

If you’re wondering why you still see dust in the home even with an air purifier, these could be the reasons why.

Tom’s Guide · Mar 2, 2025

Today it was a Marlboro Light": Vir Das takes dig at Mumbai's air pollution

Stand-up comedian and actor Vir Das, who has never shied away from talking about social issues, recently took a dig at Mumbai's worsening air pollution while humorously comparing breathing in the city to "smoking a cigarette."Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 1, 2025

Vehicles older than 15 years would not get fuel after March 31: Delhi Minister Manjinder Singh Sirsa

The Minister for Environment, Forest and Wild Life, Sirsa, also announced that a team would be formed to identify the vehicles and bar their entry and exit into the city. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Mar 1, 2025