Nine in Ten People Worldwide Breathe Dangerous Air Every Day
You can’t see it, but the air around you is vital to your health. A breath of fresh air brings oxygen to your body and can put a smile on your face. But nine out of ten people worldwide shouldn’t be smiling when they consider the air they have to breathe. That’s the latest from the World Health Organization, writes Adam Vaughan for The Guardian . The agency just released a report that confirms that 92 percent of the world’s population lives in places where air pollution levels are above acceptable norms.
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The report also had more sobering news to share. It breaks down the number of deaths due to outdoor air pollution—an estimated 3 million per year. Ninety-four percent of those deaths occurred due to noncommunicable diseases like lung cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke, all of which have been linked to air pollution. And the vast majority of those deaths—90 percent—occurred in poorer countries.
No wonder Hillary was coughing so much !
Unfortunately I'm included in that 92%.
Yes dear Buzz, you are in the middle of it buddy.
Dear Friend Larry Hampton: Great article.
Pollution, in air, water, soil etc. is a life and death matter.
We will learn how to get what we need in sustainable and clean ways, or we will take ourselves off the planet.
Technology got us into this mess. Let's step up technological research and figure out how to get us out of it. We must do so while giving us what we need to meet daily challenges of life's problems.
We can, and must do this. We have not forever and a day.
Peace, Sustainability; Harmony with Ourselves, Each Other and the Environment for Abundant Blessings and the Health to Enjoy Them.
Enoch.