Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on August 29 which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world's most polluted countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally to pollution, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index. In South Asia, particulate pollution levels are currently more than 50 percent higher than at the start of the century. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
Air Pollution Now A Major Risk To Life Expectancy In South Asia, Says Study
A Pakistani farmer rides cart pulled by a water buffalo along a street amid heavy smog conditions in Lahore. (file photo)