Ozone and tiny air particles may cause premature deaths of 66 Lakh people annually by 2050

Outdoor air pollution kills 33 Lakh people every year worldwide already - double by 2050.

   There is all the more reason for air quality controls worldwide, Asia especially, after a study published in Nature journal. Every year 3.3 Million people die already, and 6.6 Million people could die annually from air pollution in the next 35 years. 
   In India and China emissions from heating and cooking or residential energy emissions account for most of these deaths while in much of the United States and a few other countries, it is emissions from traffic and power generation. In the eastern United States and in Europe, Russia and East Asia, agricultural emissions are the biggest source of the particular kind of fine particulate matter affecting people's lungs, causing illness, disability, apart from death.
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"... "This is an astounding number," said Jos Lelieveld of the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany, who led the research. "In some counties air pollution is actually a leading cause of death, and in many countries it is a major issue."
Air pollution deaths are most commonly from heart disease, strokes or a lung disease called chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It is also linked to deaths from lung cancer and acute respiratory infections.
Calculating the health and mortality effects of outdoor air pollution on a global scale is not easy, partly because air quality is not monitored in every region and the toxicity of particles varies depending on their source. ..."

Air pollution from Ozone and tiny particulate matter could kill 66 Lakh people worldwide annually by 2050.
33 lakh people die already.
Photo A Chinese City hazed out.

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   Find this at http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/09/16/us-health-air-pollution-idUSKCN0RG2CO20150916.