RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s capital is transforming in an attempt to reduce the effects of climate change. As a part of the Saudi Green Initiative, the Kingdom aims to plant 10 billion trees, and Riyadh and its surroundings will, according to Dr. Osama Ghanem Al-Obaidy, adviser and professor of law at the Institute of Public Administration, be the site of 7.5 million of them.
Wildfire smoke drives people in low-vaccinated areas indoors, raising outbreak fears
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Smoke from wildfires burning through bone dry forests and grasslands in the West covered the city of Helena, Montana on Sunday.
By: Aaron Bolton - KHN
and last updated 2021-07-22 17:31:00-04
MISSOULA - Missoulaâs new downtown library was teeming with people who might typically spend a Saturday afternoon hiking, biking or otherwise making the most of Montanaâs abundant outdoor recreation. One look at the soupy haze blanketing the city and it was clear why.
âWeâre definitely trying to stay out of the smoke,â Charlie Booher said as his kids picked out books from the stacks.