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Nearly 2 in 5 Americans breathe unhealthy air. Why it’s …

WEBA rising number of Americans — nearly 2 in 5 — has been living with unhealthy levels of air pollution, while the United States experienced a record number of days between 2020 …

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Beyond the Pandemic: Improving Healthcare Systems Slashes …

WEBThis experience is eerily familiar to life for billions of people today. When the COVID-19 pandemic emerged in late 2019, Hong Kong fared relatively well. Similar in population to …

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Particulate Pollution is the Single Greatest Threat to Human Health

WEBParticulate pollution is cutting the average Indian resident’s life expectancy by more than 4 years, up from 2 years just two decades ago as particulate pollution increased 69 …

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New Index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by

WEBGlobally, the AQLI reveals that particulate pollution reduces average life expectancy by 1.8 years, making it the greatest global threat to human health.

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Particulate Pollution is the Greatest Threat to Human Health …

WEBMeasured in terms of life expectancy, particulate pollution is consistently the world’s greatest risk to human health, according to a report by EPIC’s Air Quality Life …

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'Threat multiplier': How climate change affects health EPIC

WEBBut quantifying the overall impact is an extremely complicated task, experts told AFP, because global warming affects health in many different ways, from the immediate …

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Chicago’s Bad Air Quality Might Be Around For Awhile. Here’s …

WEBEarlier this summer, Chicago was clocking in the worst air quality in the world as a result of wildfire smoke drifting down from Canada.. The air quality index that day was 175. Since …

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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says …

WEBIn the News. August 29, 2023. Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on …

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While Particulate Pollution is the Greatest External Risk to Human

WEBMeasured in terms of life expectancy, the AQLI reveals that ambient particulate pollution (PM2.5) is consistently the world’s greatest external risk to human health. While …

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Maigeng Zhou EPIC

WEBMaigeng Zhou participated in Environmental Health: Effect Of Air Pollution On Health Status In China.They are otherwise unassociated with EPIC. Maigeng Zhou, BSc, MSc, …

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Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says …

WEBvia AFP. Air pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking or alcohol, with the threat worsening in its global epicenter South …

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Air Pollution Worse for Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes or Alcohol

WEBAir pollution can lead to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases, according to the World Health Organization. It is on track to reduce the global average …

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Polluted Air Shortens Human Lifespans More Than Tobacco, Study …

WEBCigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco shave an average of 2.2 years off lifespans globally. But merely breathing—if the air is polluted—is more damaging to human …

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New Index finds air pollution reduces global life expectancy by …

WEBFossil fuel-driven particulate air pollution cuts global average life expectancy by 1.8 years per person, according to a new pollution index and accompanying report produced by …

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Air Pollution Worse for Global Lifespan Than Cigarettes or Alcohol

WEBAir pollution can lead to strokes, heart disease, lung cancer and other respiratory diseases, according to the World Health Organization. It is on track to reduce the global average …

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Meeting Tightened U.S. Pollution Standard Would Save 6.6 Million …

WEBThe latest data from the Air Quality Life Index shows that if this tightened standard is met across the country, 6.6 million more total life years would be saved compared to under …

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AIR QUALITY LIFE INDEX SEPTEMBER 2021

WEBExecutive Summary Over the past year, Covid-19 lockdowns shut industries down and forced vehicles off the roads, momentarily bringing blue skies to some of the most …

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Research Explained: Hydraulic Fracturing and Infant Health

WEBThis study of the impacts of hydraulic fracturing on infant health follows a study by Greenstone, Currie and other colleagues, on its local economic benefits. That study, …

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Making the Case for Climate Action: The Impacts of Climate

WEBThank you, Chairman Whitehouse, Ranking Member Grassley, and members of the Committee for inviting me to speak today. My name is Michael Greenstone, and I am the …

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Expected Health Effects of Reduced Air Pollution from COVID-19 …

WEBOverall, we estimate that, for a month of social distancing, the expected premature deaths due to air pollution from personal vehicle travel and electricity consumption declined by …

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Polluted Air Shortens Human Lifespans More Than Tobacco, Study …

WEBCigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco shave an average of 2.2 years off lifespans globally. But merely breathing—if the air is polluted—is more damaging to human …

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