(excerpt from) AFP
Brown clouds of pollution a huge threat to Asia: UN
BEIJING (AFP) — Enormous brown clouds of pollution hanging over Asia are killing hundreds of thousands of people, melting glaciers, changing weather patterns and damaging crops, the United Nations said Thursday.
Car traffic, factory emissions and indoor cooking are among the culprits for the “Atmospheric Brown Clouds”, which are up to three kilometres (1.8 miles) thick, according the UN’s Environment Programme (UNEP)…(rest of the story at the link here)
Filed under: Ecology, Environment, Global Warming, international politics, News, progressive politics Tagged: | car pollution, cars, emissions, factories, Global Warming, pollution, traffic, UN, United Nations, Weather
Leave a Reply