Although it doesn’t seem like air pollution would be one of the scariest disasters in the world, it actually is. There was recent research that was conducted at the AAAS meeting about the horrific facts of air pollution. The amount of people dying annually due to this is sickening, the fact that it could get worse is hard to believe, and the fact that you can’t run from it all make air pollution so scary.
FIRST SCARY FACT: THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE DYING
During this meeting, the research revealed that more than five million people are dying annually from air pollution. Due to this astronomical number, this is one of the leading global risk factors for disease. Most people are aware that air pollution can be a dangerous health factor, but many are probably unaware of how many people are dying because of it.
SECOND SCARY FACT: THE DEATHS ARE NOT GOING TO STOP
There was not much good news to come out of the meeting at the AAAS. The research that was presented their proved that the deaths caused by air pollution are not going to stop, and as a matter of fact, they might get worse. The research suggests that the deaths that occur from air pollution are going to continue to rise. This, of course, is barring the fact that tougher efforts are made to make the world a cleaner place.
THIRD SCARY FACT: YOU CAN’T RUN FROM IT
A professor at the University of British Columbia, Michael Brauer, pointed out a fact that many people were probably aware of. He mentioned how a unique thing about air pollution is that you can’t run from it. There is absolutely nothing you can do if the air around you is polluted. You can make efforts to stop the air from being polluted in the first place, but once it’s polluted it’s game over.
