99% of world’s population is breathing polluted air: WHO

99% of world’s population is breathing polluted air: WHO

Part of: Prelims and GS III – Pollution 

Context: According to the WHO, A full 99% of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants.

Key takeaways 

• A full 99% of people on Earth breathe air containing too many pollutants.
• WHO used satellite data and mathematical models to determine that air quality is falling short basically everywhere.
• The poorest air quality was found in the eastern Mediterranean and Southeast Asia regions, and Africa

News Source: TH