20 Oct '17 07:54>3 edits
https://phys.org/news/2017-10-world-pollution-deadlier-wars-disasters.html
"....Environmental pollution—from filthy air to contaminated water—is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015—about 9 million—could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure,
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Experts say the 9 million premature deaths the study found was just a partial estimate, and the number of people killed by pollution is undoubtedly higher and will be quantified once more research is done and new methods of assessing harmful impacts are developed.
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I knew the effects of world pollution was bad but I didn't know they are THAT bad!
"....Environmental pollution—from filthy air to contaminated water—is killing more people every year than all war and violence in the world. More than smoking, hunger or natural disasters. More than AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria combined.
One out of every six premature deaths in the world in 2015—about 9 million—could be attributed to disease from toxic exposure,
...
Experts say the 9 million premature deaths the study found was just a partial estimate, and the number of people killed by pollution is undoubtedly higher and will be quantified once more research is done and new methods of assessing harmful impacts are developed.
..."
I knew the effects of world pollution was bad but I didn't know they are THAT bad!