Hazardous Air Quality Turns Life Into Hell
WHO: air pollution is deteriorating globally
WHO: air pollution is deteriorating globally
The
World Health Organisation announced during Wednesday that millions of
people living in urban areas around the world are exposed to excessive
air pollution. According to WHO there is a risk of serious, long-term
health problems.
Certainly not a good scene yet truth from around the world:
A WHO
release said that Air quality in most cities worldwide that monitor
outdoor air pollution fails to meet WHO guidelines for safe levels,
putting people at risk of respiratory diseases and other health
problems. It said that in most cities where there is enough data to
compare the situation today with previous years, air pollution is
deteriorating. There are several factors that contribute to this
critical issue, including reliance on fossil fuels such as coal fired
power plants, dependence on private transport motor vehicles,
inefficient use of energy in buildings and the use of biomass for
cooking and heating.
On the
contrary some cities are making prominent improvements demonstrating
that air quality can be improved by implementing policy measures such as
banning the use of coal for “space heating” in buildings, using
renewable or “clean” fuels for electricity production and improving
efficiency of motor vehicle engines. The release added that the latest
available data has prompted WHO to call for greater awareness of health
hazards caused by air pollution, implementation of effective air
pollution mitigation policies and close monitoring of the situation in
cities worldwide. IANS
“Let us gain awareness before this deadly pollution kills us”.
(AW:SB)
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