Effects of Pollution on Cognition {Patrick Collison}

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hoperyto  posted on  2020-02-03

Air Pollution {Our World in Data}

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hoperyto  commented on  2020-02-03

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alb_d  commented on  2020-02-21

Found something interesting. The share of deaths due to air pollution has remained constant for India at arnd 12% since 1990. In that same period absolute global deaths due to air pollution has decreased by ~50%. Which means the absolute number of deaths due to air pollution in India has also decreased by ~50% since 1990.

If someone had asked me, I would have guessed that more people die today due to air pollution in India compared to 1990. The opposite is true by as much as 50%!

PS: The improvements are attributed mainly to lower indoor pollution, while the outdoor pollution has become worse.


Coronavirus: Nasa images show China pollution clear amid slowdown - BBC News

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alb_d  commented on  2020-03-01