6 Interesting Climate Change Facts - Page 3 of 8

Air pollution Is Both Good and Bad

It was recently found that air pollution kills more than 9 million people per year. Developing hotspots in south Asia and Africa will be dealing with poor air quality for years to come, but there is a silver lining. Polluting particles, such as PM10 or PM2.5, which cause adverse health effects similar to those of cigarettes, actually reflect the sun’s heat rather than trap it. We’ve pumped enough greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to warm it by 1.5C already, but fine particles have kept it around 1.1C so far.