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Firewood Burning At Home Linked To Poor Air Quality And Premature Deaths, Finds Study
Burning firewood at home can be a major contributor to air pollution and premature deaths in winters, according to a study.
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Gaza Artist Destroys His Paintings To Feed Starving Family
A 43-year-old visual artist and father of five has been forced to destroy his paintings and use the wood to cook meals for his family.
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Explained: Why Australia's Sydney Is Engulfed In Smoke For Days
The city of Sydney in Australia is currently engulfed in thick wood smoke resulting from the hazard reduction burns ahead of the wildfire season.
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13-Year-Old Girl Fed Burning Wood During 'Exorcism' In Chhattisgarh
A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured after she was thrashed and a burning piece of wood was thrust into her mouth in an ashram in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Friday.
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Researchers Successfully Convert Stubble To 'Cheaper, 20% Stronger' Wood
Experts feel this can solve north India's long-standing problem of stubble burning by farmers, as it can now be used for making doors, partition panels, roofing sheets, and thermal insulator materials.
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RRR Stars Ram Charan And Jr NTR On How SS Rajamouli Won The West
"Rajamouli burned the 'woods and just made it one big united Indian film industry," said Ram Charan
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Northvolt, Stora Enso to Develop Batteries From Forestry Byproduct Lignin: Details
Northvolt will partner with forestry company Stora Enso to develop batteries from a forestry byproduct called lignin, according to the firms. The material, which is a part of wood binding tree fibres together that would previously be burned, it could be turned into new products. Northvolt plans to turn an old Swedish paper mill it bought from Stora...
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Myanmar Military Burns Villages To Crush Resistance
Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had built for themselves in the quiet riverside village of Bin in the Buddhist heartland of central Myanmar.
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"Burnt Christmas Tree" Is A Perfect Symbol Of Australia's Devastating Bushfires
It's become a symbol of this year's tragic holiday season in Australia: a tree crafted from burned bicycles, charred wood and even a fire alarm collected in areas scorched by raging bush fires.
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Meet The Artist Who 'Paints' With Sun, Creates Masterpieces By Burning Wood
Michael Papadakis is an artist who uses unconventional materials to create stunning artwork. Typically, these include a piece of wood, a magnifying glass and the sun's rays.
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This Is What Happens To A Shy Octopus On Ecstasy
If you give an octopus MDMA, it will get touchy and want to mingle. What sounds like the premise of a children's book set at Burning Man is, in fact, the conclusion of a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. Neuroscientist Gul Dolen, who studies social behavior at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and octopus ex...
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50,000 kg Of Wood To Be Burnt In Anti-Pollution Havan In UP
As the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri began Sunday, a group in Meerut started a ritual or "mahayagya" to curb pollution. But that they plan to burn 50,000 kg of wood for it stoked concerns whether the initiative would really serve its purpose.
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As National Capital Struggles With Smog, Kashmir Bans Burning Of Leaves
With air pollution worsening in New Delhi and beyond, Kashmir valley has decided to step up efforts to combat its own worsening air quality. The state government announced last month that it would begin enforcing an existing ban on the burning of leaves and wood pruned from trees
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Avoid Walks, Don't Smoke: Delhi Government's Advisory On Air Pollution
As a toxic haze hanging over the national capital thickened, the Delhi government issued a health advisory today urging Delhiites to use carpooling and public transport, stay indoors, and not to smoke. It also urged people to avoid going for walk during early morning and late evening hours, and not to burn dry leaves, crops residues, wood, coal, et...
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Portugal Accounts For Half Of All Forests Destroyed By Fire In European Union
Deadly wildfires raging for two weeks in Portugal have destroyed a wooded area the size of 100,000 soccer fields, and the small Iberian nation alone accounts for half of all forests burned in the European Union this year.
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Firewood Burning At Home Linked To Poor Air Quality And Premature Deaths, Finds Study
Burning firewood at home can be a major contributor to air pollution and premature deaths in winters, according to a study.
-
Gaza Artist Destroys His Paintings To Feed Starving Family
A 43-year-old visual artist and father of five has been forced to destroy his paintings and use the wood to cook meals for his family.
-
Explained: Why Australia's Sydney Is Engulfed In Smoke For Days
The city of Sydney in Australia is currently engulfed in thick wood smoke resulting from the hazard reduction burns ahead of the wildfire season.
-
13-Year-Old Girl Fed Burning Wood During 'Exorcism' In Chhattisgarh
A 13-year-old girl was seriously injured after she was thrashed and a burning piece of wood was thrust into her mouth in an ashram in Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh, a police official said on Friday.
-
Researchers Successfully Convert Stubble To 'Cheaper, 20% Stronger' Wood
Experts feel this can solve north India's long-standing problem of stubble burning by farmers, as it can now be used for making doors, partition panels, roofing sheets, and thermal insulator materials.
-
RRR Stars Ram Charan And Jr NTR On How SS Rajamouli Won The West
"Rajamouli burned the 'woods and just made it one big united Indian film industry," said Ram Charan
-
Northvolt, Stora Enso to Develop Batteries From Forestry Byproduct Lignin: Details
Northvolt will partner with forestry company Stora Enso to develop batteries from a forestry byproduct called lignin, according to the firms. The material, which is a part of wood binding tree fibres together that would previously be burned, it could be turned into new products. Northvolt plans to turn an old Swedish paper mill it bought from Stora...
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Myanmar Military Burns Villages To Crush Resistance
Rubble and ashes, overlooked by a single golden pagoda, are almost all that remain of the wood and brick houses most people had built for themselves in the quiet riverside village of Bin in the Buddhist heartland of central Myanmar.
-
"Burnt Christmas Tree" Is A Perfect Symbol Of Australia's Devastating Bushfires
It's become a symbol of this year's tragic holiday season in Australia: a tree crafted from burned bicycles, charred wood and even a fire alarm collected in areas scorched by raging bush fires.
-
Meet The Artist Who 'Paints' With Sun, Creates Masterpieces By Burning Wood
Michael Papadakis is an artist who uses unconventional materials to create stunning artwork. Typically, these include a piece of wood, a magnifying glass and the sun's rays.
-
This Is What Happens To A Shy Octopus On Ecstasy
If you give an octopus MDMA, it will get touchy and want to mingle. What sounds like the premise of a children's book set at Burning Man is, in fact, the conclusion of a study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology. Neuroscientist Gul Dolen, who studies social behavior at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, and octopus ex...
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50,000 kg Of Wood To Be Burnt In Anti-Pollution Havan In UP
As the nine-day Hindu festival of Navratri began Sunday, a group in Meerut started a ritual or "mahayagya" to curb pollution. But that they plan to burn 50,000 kg of wood for it stoked concerns whether the initiative would really serve its purpose.
-
As National Capital Struggles With Smog, Kashmir Bans Burning Of Leaves
With air pollution worsening in New Delhi and beyond, Kashmir valley has decided to step up efforts to combat its own worsening air quality. The state government announced last month that it would begin enforcing an existing ban on the burning of leaves and wood pruned from trees
-
Avoid Walks, Don't Smoke: Delhi Government's Advisory On Air Pollution
As a toxic haze hanging over the national capital thickened, the Delhi government issued a health advisory today urging Delhiites to use carpooling and public transport, stay indoors, and not to smoke. It also urged people to avoid going for walk during early morning and late evening hours, and not to burn dry leaves, crops residues, wood, coal, et...
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Portugal Accounts For Half Of All Forests Destroyed By Fire In European Union
Deadly wildfires raging for two weeks in Portugal have destroyed a wooded area the size of 100,000 soccer fields, and the small Iberian nation alone accounts for half of all forests burned in the European Union this year.
