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Health
These countries have the deadliest air pollution. (Surprisingly, Georgia is No. 1.)
Every year, air pollution kills about 6.5 million people worldwide - linked to everything from lung cancer to heart disease to strokes. It’s an honest-to-goodness public health crisis. So the International Energy Agency just put out a huge report on how pollution got so bad and what we might do about it. Here’s a striking chart showing where air pollution is deadliest, with countries ranked by deaths per 100,000 people. This includes deaths linked to sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), particulate matter (PM), and indoor air pollution from burning solid fuels. It doesn’t include greenhouse gases or climate change: The statistics are from the World Health Organization here. A couple things
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World
Sick From Traffic? Congestion Pricing Could Be The Answer And Delhi Could Be The Model
Daily gridlock traffic might seem like it’s draining the life out of you. For some, in cities throughout the world, it actually is. The main culprit: not the traffic itself, but the air pollution it creates. Air pollution does indeed cut lives short, as several studies have shown-including one by my colleagues and I that found people living in India are losing 3 years off their lives due to bad air pollution. In some cities, as much as 75% of that air pollution comes from vehicles. Strong, lasting and comprehensive transportation policies make the difference between traffic being a daily nuisance or a quiet killer. While the transportation sector remains a heavy segment of U.S. emissions, the
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