Thursday, November 29, 2018

Dirty air, shorter life

The World Health Organization recently reported that nine out of 10 people breathe polluted air, and that 7 million people die each year due to these hazards. At the country level, India has some of the worst air anywhere — when you look at ranking of particulate pollution in cities, 11 of the 12 cities with the highest levels are in India.

A 2015 study found that India’s air pollution trimmed 3.2 years from the life expectancy of 660 million people living in the country.

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