Air Pollution Kills 9 Million Yearly as Climate Worsens Crisis

Air Pollution Kills 9 Million Yearly as Climate Worsens Crisis

Air pollution now affects nearly every person on Earth and kills nine million people annually, according to a new United Nations report that warns the problem is getting worse as global temperatures rise. The Global Environment Outlook-7 report, released December 9 by the UN Environment Programme, found that 99 percent of the world’s population breathes harmful air. More than 90 percent of pollution-related deaths happen in low- and middle-incom…