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Pollution Threatens Existence of Mankind, Expert


Mon 18 Nov 2019 | 09:27 PM
Ahmed Moamar

Hussein Turus, a Turkish environmental expert warns that a catastrophe linked to air pollution may threaten the lives of mankind within years to come.

He said that the  upcoming threat resembles London’s pollution in the first  half of the fifties of the 20th century which claimed souls of 12 thousand people in  London throughout the course of few days only.

The Turkish expert urges governments across the world to take immediate steps to prevent that catastrophe by all means.

He added that pollution of the air around the planet threatens major urban centers.

It is worth mentioning that thick heavy smog made more than 12 thousand persons to suffocate in the British capital within five days.

He pointed out that most of the victims were children, old-aged people and persons with  respiratory system problems.

Turus went on to say that big cities may face the same conditions in the near future.

Air pollution increased significantly in the 20th century due to unplanned urbanization, rising industrialization and vehicles exhaust.

https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/story/new-wave-air-pollution-crises-what-can-be-done

Also using fossil fuel along with lower-quality kinds lead to more complicated of the pollution problem.

On the other hand, Turus revealed that reports authored by experts of the World Health Organization ( WHO)  prove that seven million people are killed by air pollution every year.

The report also sheds light on more morbid facts as nine in every ten people in the world suffer from higher rates of air pollution.

People can improve quality of the air by upgrading sources of energy and depend on renewable sources along with reducing waste in all countries.

https://see.news/air-pollution-kills-one-million-people-in-india-every-year/

Over the past few months, a series of air pollution episodes have set new records across Asia.

Earlier this summer, hundreds of people were evacuated, and schools had to be closed due to poor air quality in many parts of Indonesia, during a crisis that made the skies over the region turn red.

More recently, air quality levels have worsened in India creating public outcry with dire consequences for large swaths of society. The spikes, especially in fine particulate matter (PM2.5), have caused closure of schools, declaration of health emergency by the state government, demonstrations by civil society and alarming media coverage.

These recurrent episodes now happen every year like clockwork during the beginning of winter, aggravated by the festive season.

In India, extreme air pollution has become its own season, from October to February. A major cause is intentional burning to clear agricultural residue and forests in the neighbouring states of Haryana, Punjab, UP and Rajasthan, as well as household fires for cooking and heating. These practices worsen the already bad air quality levels caused by pollution from transport, energy and industrial sources.