World Environment Day 2019: Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year
World Environment Day 2019: Air pollution claims 7 million lives each year Hard facts: Four million people worldwide die prematurely each year from air pollution in Asia-Pacific region alone Current Affair :-Air contamination, both outside and inside homes, is a quiet and lethal executioner in charge of the unexpected losses of seven million individuals every year, including 600,000 youngsters, as indicated by an UN Special Rapporteur on condition and human rights. Poor air quality is a global public health emergency David Boyd, an associate professor at the University of British Columbia in Canada, said that over six billion people, one-third of them children, are regularly inhaling air so polluted that it puts their life, health and well-being at risk. How bad is the current situation? Every hour, 800 people are dying, many after years of suffering from cancer, respiratory illnesses or heart disease directly caused by breathing bad air. Outdoor air pollution Ai...