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Air pollution can kill us
Climate Change
Mold and pollen production are both increasing as a result of climate change
Climate change will make it harder in the future to meet pollution standards, which are designed to protect health
Children and the elderly are most acutely affected.
Air pollution accounts for more than 1 in 9 deaths globally. I
was the 4th leading risk factor for death globally
ts total impact is exceeded only by high blood pressure, dietary risks, and tobacco use.
This contributed to 6.67 million deaths worldwide in 2019
Its impacts also exceed those of other widely recognized risk factors for chronic disease such as being overweight
Every year, more people die as a result of air pollution exposure than die from traffic collisions worldwide, a number estimated at 1.28 million in 2019
Key health problems associated with air pollution
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lower respiratory infections
lung cancer
strokes
schemic heart diseas
neonatal diseases
diabetes type 2
low birth weight
pulmonía
“Most air pollution comes from energy use and production,” says John Walke, director of the Clean Air Project, part of the Climate and Clean Energy program at NRDC.
“Air pollution in the form of carbon dioxide and methane raises the earth’s temperature,” Walke says.
“Another type of air pollution, smog, is then worsened by that increased heat, forming when the weather is warmer and there’s more ultraviolet radiation.”
