A recent air quality study conducted by the World Health Organization showed that 7 of 10 of the world's most polluted cities ar
e in China. What is the MOST LIKELY effect of such pollution on the people of China? A) The Chinese population is moving from urban to rural areas to escape the pollution. B) The water sources of the nation are being severely damaged as a result of the air pollution. C) The Chinese government is cooperating with the United Nations to solve the pollution problem. D) Respiratory and heart disease related to air pollution are the leading causes of death in China.
The correct answer is: D) Respioratory and heart disease related to air pollution are the leading causes of death in China.
The World Health Organization (WHO) states that air pollution is the world's largest single environmental risk, only in 2012 it caused around seven million deaths around the world. This organization has made several research and concluded in a document titled<em> Air Pollution & it's Health Effects in China</em> that there is a significant correlation between air pollution and mortality in the chinese urban areas. From the total number of people deceased, there was 17% in those urban areas that were caused by air pollution.
Air pollution increases pneumonia mortality in children under 10 years of age; in ederly persons it causes chronic obstructive pulmonary desease as well as lung cancer.
1. Compare the average global temperatures from the early 1900’s and the early 2000’s. How has the average global temperature changed over the last century?
