The rate at which the planet is warming has sped up since 2010, and now researchers say that China's efforts to clean up air ...

China's Xi’an is famous for its terracotta warriors but still faces significant challenges in air pollution. Read more at ...

The city enjoyed 54 days of "excellent" air quality, accounting for 91.5 percent of the total days during the period, according to the Beijing Municipal Ecology and Environment Bureau. This ...

According to Samset, China 's cleanup has likely added about 0.05°C (0.09°F) to the global temperature increase per decade and contributed 0.07°C of total warming since 1850. "When we started looking ...

In an effort to blunt criticism of the poor air quality in Beijing prior to the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese government implemented ambitious measures to curb ...

BEIJING -- A study has shown that China's air pollution control measures may avert more than 270,000 hospital admissions linked to heart and psychiatric diseases within four years. The research ...

with air quality improving in megacities like Beijing, Shanghai, Chengdu, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the report said. China is the world’s largest carbon dioxide emitter but in recent years has ...

ISTANBUL—Air pollution levels in nearly every country exceed what medical experts consider safe to breathe, according to a ...

China has sent its army, navy, air and rocket forces to surround Taiwan for large-scale drills that Beijing said were aimed at practising a blockade of the island. As many as 19 warships ...