This is how more than 5 million people die every year

Al-Arabiya reported that a recent scientific study concluded that pollution caused by humans leads to more than five million additional deaths annually, which means that some giant industries are committing massacres against humans, while the world continues to watch without taking action to stop it. This tragedy.

The study, the results of which were published in the British newspaper “Daily Mail”, found that 5.1 million deaths are recorded in the world annually due to pollution caused by humans, noting that most of these deaths are recorded in China and India, which appear to have not taken the necessary measures to reduce deadly emissions. .

The terrifying study investigated the deadly impact of inhaling emissions from the use of carbon-belching fossil fuels such as gas and coal.

Scientists say that the use of fossil fuels for power generation, transportation and industrial processes such as steelmaking causes an additional 5.13 million deaths annually around the world.

Death rates were found to be highest in countries that have lagged behind in ending coal burning for energy production – namely China and India.

These findings add a sense of scale to what we already know about the deadly effects of polluted air, including cardiovascular disease, asthma and lung cancer.

Scientists said phasing out fossil fuels to power human activities in favor of renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power, could reduce millions of avoidable deaths.

The new study was conducted by an international team of experts, including British epidemiologist Andy Haines at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.

“The results show that the burden of deaths attributable to air pollution caused by fossil fuel use is higher than most previous estimates,” say the scientists.

“Phasing out fossil fuels is an effective intervention to improve health and save lives,” they added.

The scientists continued, “Deaths due to air pollution are particularly high in South and East Asia, due to high levels of pollution and high population density.”

“The benefits of phasing out fossil fuels on global health, as well as climate, must be recognized,” the researchers concluded in their paper.

They stress that phasing out fossil fuels would save millions of lives, but add that deaths are only “part of the problem.”

They say: “Improving air quality would reduce the burden of many major diseases leading to healthier and longer lives, fewer patients requiring hospitalization and other treatments, and reducing the burden on health systems around the world.” “There is a need for clean renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels,” they continue. (Arabic)