HistoryIsComplex Posted February 9, 2021 Share Posted February 9, 2021 Air pollution killed nearly 9 million people in 2018, causing 1 in 5 deaths that occured that year: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/09/fossil-fuels-pollution-deaths-research 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rooey Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 do we trust those statistics or is that part of a climate change agenda? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HistoryIsComplex Posted February 10, 2021 Author Share Posted February 10, 2021 In countries with horrific inner-city air pollution like India and China I can believe this is true. A doctor in Asia told me once 'Just living in this city is like smoking 1 pack of cigarettes a day'. In other places? Who knows, Did 9 million really die from this in one year? Who knows? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gregory-peccary Posted February 10, 2021 Share Posted February 10, 2021 I think it was worse in the 1950s and even worse than that in the 19th Century. I have made odd trips to China through work - the industrial smells reminded me of being 7 years old again before the various Clean Air Acts came in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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