Memorial Day Weekend Brings Severe Storms, Tornado Risk, Scorching Heat And Hurricane-Force Winds—Here’s What To Expect In Your RegionGlobal rates of death caused by heart conditions, diabetes and obesity due to air pollution significantly increased over the past decade, according to the 2024 World Heart Report, and emissions caused by climate change played a part in exacerbating this.
Global particulate matter concentration—tiny air particles that can be detrimental to health when they enter the body—declined by 1% annually between 2010 and 2019, but were still over six times the Only 14% of countries experienced a large decline in particulate matter during this time period, with mostly European countries seeing the largest decreases , while Angola, Cape Verde, Liberia, Palau and Sierra Leone had the largest increases., and because many people with these diseases also have heart conditions, air pollution’s effects on these groups may be indirectly causing significant increases in death, according to the report.