Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Fossil Fuel Kills, Asians in particular

When we talk about "humanity," we are, statistically, mostly talking about Asia—just under 60% of our sisters and brothers live there. But they don't live anywhere near as long as they should.

New data last week from University of Chicago researchers showed that across South Asia, air pollution—mostly from burning fossil fuels—is robbing people of five years of life on average. Five years! If you live in Delhi, the most polluted big city on the planet, that number is an unimaginable 11.9 years. If you would have lived to 70, you died at 58. Thank about that. Across the region, "particulate pollution levels are currently more than 50 percent higher than at the start of the century and now overshadow" other health risks. Every breath that people take is killing them, every hour of every day... Bill McKibben

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