Air pollution cuts life expectancy by 2+ years: study
STORY: Air pollution may be cutting your
life expectancy by two years
Five years if you live in South Asia
That's according to a new study
by the University of Chicago
which said the impact is
comparable to smoking
and worse than HIV/AIDS or terrorism
More than 97% of
the world's population
live with air pollution
that exceeds recommended levels
The study used satellite data
to measure levels of PM2.5
and warns air pollution has been
neglected as a public health issue
