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    Air Quality Life Index

    Global air pollution poses huge risk to human health, Air Quality Life Index finds Road construction blackens sky in Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Global air pollution poses huge risk to human health, Air Quality Life Index finds

    South Asian residents expected to lose five years from lives on average if current high pollution levels persist

    Aug 30, 2023
    Strong air pollution policies lengthen life expectancy, new data shows Skyline of Hanoi, Vietnam with smog and dust in the air

    Strong air pollution policies lengthen life expectancy, new data shows

    Falling short of WHO guidelines could cut more than two years from average lifespan

    Sep 7, 2021
    Air pollution reduces global health expectancy by two years, study finds Air pollution

    Air pollution reduces global health expectancy by two years, study finds

    Pollution threat continues to loom as major worldwide threat, but problem areas have changed

    Aug 6, 2020
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    Climate Change’s Human Cost With Michael Greenstone

    Dec 10, 2018
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    Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by nearly two years

    Nov 19, 2018
    China’s ‘war against pollution’ shows promising results, study finds

    China’s ‘war against pollution’ shows promising results, study finds

    Mar 14, 2018
    Air pollution cuts three years off lifespans in northern China Man biking on a street in China

    Air pollution cuts three years off lifespans in northern China

    Sep 11, 2017
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