Coverage dated August 28, 2023

Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study

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People commute along a street amid smoggy conditions in Lahore, Pakistan; South Asia is the global epicenter of an air pollution crisis, a scientific report says - Copyright AFP/File Arif ALIIssam AHMEDAir pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking o…

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  1. Digital Journal

    Air pollution greatest global threat to human health, says benchmark study (opens Digital Journal)

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    People commute along a street amid smoggy conditions in Lahore, Pakistan; South Asia is the global epicenter of an air pollution crisis, a scientific report says - Copyright AFP/File Arif ALIIssam AHMEDAir pollution is more dangerous to the health of the average person on planet Earth than smoking o…

  2. Fox News

    Global air pollution persists as leading health risk, hitting Asia and Africa the hardest (opens Fox News)

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    Despite progress in China, global air pollution remains the primary external threat to human health, particularly impacting countries in Asia and Africa.

  3. CBS News

    Dirty air is biggest external threat to human health, worse than tobacco or alcohol, major study finds (opens CBS News)

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    Air pollution is even more dangerous than smoking or alcohol, researchers concluded.

  4. The Times of Israel

    Worse than smoking: Air pollution is greatest global threat to human health (opens The Times of Israel)

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    Major study shows fine particulate air pollution affecting life expectancy rates more than smoking or alcohol; South Asia worst-hit, but great improvement in China

  5. CBS News

    Dirty air biggest external threat to human health, worse than tobacco or alcohol, major study finds (opens CBS News)

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    It's even more dangerous than smoking or alcohol, researchers concluded.

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