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👩‍🔬 2019 State of Global Air w/ Dr. Pallavi Pant

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Oxygen Mag

January 20 · Issue #41 · View online

Handpicked stories for people who care about clean air.
👋 Hello again!
Today Dr. Pallavi Pant returns to Oxygen Mag to handpick stories about the State of Global Air 2019 report for you. The SOGA is a collaboration between Health Effects Institute (HEI) and The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IMHE). You can follow them on Twitter here.
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Handpicked Stories For You by Dr. Pallavi Pant 🙌
Dr. Pallavi Pant 👩‍🔬 needs no introduction because you already know her, but for the 4 people that haven’t heard of her yet. She wears several hats. She is Staff Scientist at the Health Effects Institute in Boston (USA), serves as the social media editor for the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology and curates @airqualityindia and @airsouthasia.
Exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution could, on average shorten the life of a child born today by 20 months, and overall, air pollution is responsible for more deaths than many better-known risk factors such as malnutrition, alcohol use, and physical inactivity. Here is a selection of stories focused on key results from State of Global Air 2019. (Click for more SOGA resources here.)
Toxic air will shorten children's lives by 20 months, study reveals
www.theguardian.com – Share
The life expectancy of children born today will be shortened by 20 months on average by breathing the toxic air that is widespread across the globe, with the greatest toll in south Asia. THE GUARDIAN.
Diabetes deaths due to air pollution highest in India
www.hindustantimes.com – Share
In 2017, exposure to PM 2.5 pollution was found to be the third leading risk factor globally for Type 2 diabetes-related deaths and disability after high blood sugar and excessive body weight. INDIA
Air pollution has cut global life expectancy by 1.67 years
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SOGA ranked air pollution fifth among all mortality risk factors globally, accounting for nearly 5 million early deaths and 147 million years of healthy life lost. Ambient PM2.5 accounted for 2.9 million deaths, while household air pollution accounted for 1.6 million deaths. HEALTH CRISIS.
Raising our children amidst poisonous air
www.thedailystar.net – Share
This is no city to raise your children in,” a friend was telling me the other day. “Either you leave the country or leave the city and go somewhere where your kids don’t have to breathe poison.” Sadly, I found no reason to disagree with her. MUST READ.
Sin contaminación, los niños que nacen ahora tendrían 20 meses más de vida
www.lavanguardia.com – Share
La mala calidad del aire -en zonas exteriores y en el interior de las viviendas- provoca pérdidas en la esperanza de vida comparables al tabaquismo activo. SPANISH.
En Afrique subsaharienne, la pollution domestique affecte fortement l’espérance de vie
www.lemonde.fr – Share
L’utilisation de combustibles solides tels que le charbon, le bois ou le charbon de bois pour la cuisine causeraient 24 % des décès dans cette zone. FRENCH.
空气污染成国人第四大健康杀手，报告称全球每年死于空气污染疾病的人数高于交通意外 - 21财经
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顾问亚伦•科恩，在北京向包括21世纪经济报道在内的媒体，分享了最新研究成果：2017年，全球因空气污染而死于中风、心脏病、肺癌、糖尿病和慢性肺病的人数达到近500万，当年新生儿预期寿命平均减少了20个月。CHINESE.
A Note From Smokey's Nest 🌲
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Until next time,
-Amrit Sharma
http://twitter.com/amrit_sharma
http://airpollution.io/
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