
Reported
Toxic Smog From Wildfires Is Making Indonesians Sick
Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered respiratory illness since August due to wildfire smog, the BBC reported.
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Around 175,000 people in Indonesia have suffered respiratory illness since August due to wildfire smog, the BBC reported.

Researchers found pollution levels rose 24% to 33% in areas after the Trump administration discontinued a long-running embassy air-quality monitoring program, according to NPR News.

An analysis of 29 studies by researchers at Queen's University Belfast points to a potential connection between exposure to small particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide and increased suicide risk.