More Than 95% of World's Population Breathing Unhealthy Air, Says New Report (cnn.com)

More than 95% of the world's population is breathing unhealthy air and the poorest nations are the hardest hit, a new report has found. From the report: According to the annual State of Global Air Report, published Tuesday by the Health Effects Institute (HEI), long-term exposure to air pollution contributed to an estimated 6.1 million deaths across the globe in 2016. The report says exposure to air pollution led to strokes, heart attacks, lung cancer and chronic lung disease, causing many of those premature deaths. It also says that air pollution is the fourth-highest cause of death among all health risks globally, coming in below high blood pressure, diet and smoking.

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Re:Global warming

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OTOH fixing global warming should have a positive impact on the air we breathe.

Re:Where does one find the 5% breathing healthy ai

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We exported many of our polluting industries to places that, lo and behold, now have poor air quality.

Try to get rich people to pollute less

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Now try getting an American or rich person to fly less, turn down the heating in the winter or cooling in the summer, or buy less manufactured useless stuff.

Trivial changes that could reduce our pollution 90% without lowering anyone's quality of life are looked at as, "What do you want us to return to the stone age and live in caves?" as if riding a bike to work or wearing a sweater indoors in the winter undid all of human civilization.

Everyone reading these words, including you, can do things today, here, now to pollute less.