Pollution linked to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Pollution isn't just an unfortunate fact of modern life -- it is a killer. In fact, pollution is linked to about 9 million deaths each year -- a number equivalent to one in six of all deaths across the globe -- according to a new large report published in The Lancet.The majority of these deaths are due to non-communicable diseases caused or exacerbated by exposure to pollution, including asthma, heart disease, stroke, lung cancer, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).The report is a