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257,000 people could die from Chinas toxic air over the next decade
2015-02-07 13:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: If nothing is done to slash the levels of toxic smog in Chinas air, some 257,000 Chinese people could die over the next decade from pollution-related diseases, according to a new study released this week by Peking University and Greenpeace. That really is a lot of people; its roughly equal to the population of Orlando, Fla., or Buffalo, N.Y. The researchers analyzed the 2013 levels of whats known as PM2.5 pollutants - tiny airborne particles billowing from Chinas coal production and industry....
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