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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/india-suffers-most-pollution-linked-deaths-in-world-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/indi
by DanBC 6y ago
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/india-suffers-most-pollution-linked-deaths-in-world-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/dec/19/india-suffers-...
> India leads the world in pollution-linked deaths– followed by China and Nigeria – according to a report published on Wednesday that estimated the global impact of contaminants in the air, water and workplace.
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> India and China led in the number of pollution deaths, with about 2.3 million and 1.8 million respectively, followed by Nigeria, Indonesia and Pakistan.
Air pollution in India is complicated, because there's a mix of industrial and domestic sources. But these numbers feel to me like India urgently needs to do more work to reduce pollution.
- perryizgr8 6y ago> But these numbers feel to me like India urgently needs to do more work to reduce pollution. I think we can easily reduce this number if we produce enough power and build enough hospitals and teach enough doctors. There are multiple ways to solve every problem. Reducing pollution is one of them, in this case.