Home › Northern China's air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years
 

Keywords :   


Northern China's air pollution reduces life expectancy by 5.5 years

2013-07-08 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Air pollution causes people in northern China to live an average of 5.5 years shorter than their southern counterparts, according to a study released on Monday which claims to show in unprecedented detail the link between air pollution and life expectancy. High levels of air pollution in northern China much of it caused by an over-reliance on burning coal for heat will cause 500 million people to lose an aggregate 2.5 billion years from their lives, the authors predict in the study, published...

Tags: years life air northern

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news
»
29.09Hurricane Isaac Graphics
29.09Hurricane Isaac Forecast Discussion Number 13
29.09Tropical Storm Joyce Graphics
29.09Hurricane Isaac Wind Speed Probabilities Number 13
29.09Hurricane Isaac Public Advisory Number 13
29.09Summary for Hurricane Isaac (AT5/AL102024)
29.09Tropical Storm Joyce Wind Speed Probabilities Number 7
29.09Tropical Storm Joyce Forecast Discussion Number 7
More »