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Dropping air pollution so significantly seems like something to celebrate- yet the first mention is when, presumably forest fires, have caused regression. Peop
by CraigJPerry 7y ago
Dropping air pollution so significantly seems like something to celebrate- yet the first mention is when, presumably forest fires, have caused regression.
People are surviving longer and it’s not news worthy?
- tapland 7y agoThe last few years I think it gets overshadowed by dropping life expectancy, and when life expectancy increases it probably gets bundled with dozens of other causes when it's reported on.
- DarthGhandi 7y ago> People are surviving longer Like expectancy in the US is dropping. https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/us-life-expectancy-has-been-declining-heres-why.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/09/us-life-expectancy-has-been-...
- CraigJPerry 7y agoThe overall trend is down but less of that is attributable to air pollution than in years past. In the context of the story, People are living longer.
- DanCarvajal 7y agoStill though as explained in that article it's more a factor of a increase in younger people dying young vs. the elderly not living as long.
- jonstewart 7y agoIt’s certainly newsworthy when a good trend is replaced with a bad trend.