No dust, no smoke, this kind of pollution is responsible for taking away more than 90 percent of life

We are well aware of how dangerous pollution is for us, but do you know what kind of pollution becomes the biggest cause of global death every year.

Deal Due To Pollution From Landscape Fires: Pollution is being read every year in the world, due to which dust and smoke are a major reason, although according to a study published in 'The Lancet' journal, more than 90 percent of the deaths due to air pollution from fire worldwide every year occur in low- and medium-income countries, Including India. Other countries include China, Indonesia and countries in sub-Saharan Africa, which have the highest burden of diseases caused by landscape fires.

A group of international researchers, including researchers from Australia's Monash University, Australia, found that the impact of landscape fires on public health is accompanied by geographic and socio-economic disparities.

Landscape fires occur in both natural and man-made settings and can include both wildfires and fires caused by human activities. Most of the deaths are related to air pollution caused by fires, which increase heart and respiratory diseases in the long run.

How many deaths?

The study reported about 4.5 lakh deaths annually due to heart-related problems and about 2.2 lakh deaths annually due to respiratory diseases, which shows the increasing number of global deaths related to pollution from landscape fires.

The researchers analysed annual mortality, population, and sociodemographic data for 204 countries and territories during 2000-2019, taken from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study. It is coordinated by the University of Washington's Institute for Health Metrics (IHME), and over time provides "the largest and most widespread" estimates of health losses worldwide.

What can be done now?

With climate change accelerating, authors call for urgent action to reduce the health impact of air pollution from landscape fires. He also called for addressing socio-economic disparities in mortality by providing financial and technical support from high-income countries to help more vulnerable developing countries. These efforts need to be aligned with climate mitigation and adaptation policies to manage the health of air pollution associated with landscape fires, the team said. The Global Fire Emission Database was also used in the research.