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Increase in pollution leads rise in strokes

2016-02-20 10:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Indo-Asian News Service: Rising levels of pollution have led to an increase in the number of strokes, revealed a study, reaffirming the growing evidence that climate change and overall air quality contributes to heart disease. The results showed that particles less than 2.5 mm in diameter (PM2.5) pose the greatest health risks due to their small size (1/30th diameter of a human hair and not visible to the human eye). They are created from combustion from cars, power plants, forest fires and others. Researchers also...

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