Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University are improving weather forecasting models so that they better represent air pollution, aerosols, and their effects on fog. Fog reduces visibility ...

The term “smog” is a contraction of the words “smoke” and “fog.” Smog usually consists of soot particles, sulfur dioxide, and other compounds. The citizens of Los Angeles initially blamed the ...

Prior to that, the government often played down the pollution in Beijing, insisting it was merely fog, despite evidence to the contrary that was plain for all to see. Earlier this year ...

A US-linked tanker, Stena Immaculate, collided with the Solong container ship in the North Sea, causing fires and leaving one ...

As air pollution levels in the wider Beijing-Tianjin ... as well as eastern areas of Jiangsu province saw heavy fog resulting in visibility of less than 1 km (0.62 mile) on Tuesday morning ...

Vietnam needs a paradigm shift in the management of emission sources to hold entities accountable and address air pollution ...

Preventive planning would mean implementing stricter emission controls before the cold, still winter days when fog is likely, rather than reacting after pollution has already accumulated.

Pollution peaks in the winter months as air ... Moreover, if the difference between day and night temperatures is substantial, ground fog can also form, particularly in the morning hours.

Major urban centres like Lahore and Karachi regularly face intense pollution, especially during winter, when fog and industrial emissions combine to worsen air quality. Pakistan’s reliance on ...