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Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
2016-06-10 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide. In an unprecedented survey of global risk factors for stroke, air pollution in the form of fine particulate matter ranked seventh in terms of its impact on healthy lifespan, while household air pollution from burning solid fuels ranked eighth. Valery Feigin, director of the National Institute for Stroke and...
Airmega 300S Air Purifier
2016-06-09 20:05:37| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews
The Airmega 300S is a good-looking Wi-Fi-connected smart air purifier you can control with an app, but less expensive options abound.
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Airmega 300S Air Purifier
2016-06-09 18:05:23| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews
The Airmega 300S is a good-looking Wi-Fi-connected smart air purifier you can control with an app, but less expensive options abound.
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Urgent action needed to stop terrifying rise in air pollution, warns OECD
2016-06-09 17:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution is becoming a terrifying problem around the globe, one of the worlds leading economic organisations has warned, and will get much worse in the coming decades if urgent steps are not taken to control the pollution. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on Thursday that pollution of our air from industry, agriculture and transport was set to cause as many as 9 million premature deaths a year around the world in the next four decades, and the economic...
OECD warns of rising premature deaths, costs of air pollution
2016-06-09 17:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Outdoor air pollution could cause 6 to 9 million premature deaths and represent an economic cost of around $2.6 trillion a year by 2060 unless action is taken, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) said in a report released on Thursday. The OECD examined the economic consequences of air pollution and found that it could cost 1 percent of gross domestic product - or $2.6 trillion a year - by 2060. The economic cost would rise with a surge in related annual healthcare...
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