Hacker News with Generative AI: Air Pollution

Where does air pollution come from? (ourworldindata.org)
Millions of people die prematurely from air pollution every year. This problem has existed since humans started burning materials for fuel — first wood and biomass, then fossil fuels.
The world regulated sulfur in ship fuels, and the lightning stopped (phys.org)
If you look at a map of lightning near the Port of Singapore, you'll notice an odd streak of intense lightning activity right over the busiest shipping lane in the world. As it turns out, the lightning really is responding to the ships, or rather the tiny particles they emit.
Only seven countries worldwide meet WHO dirty air guidelines, study shows (theguardian.com)
Nearly every country on Earth has dirtier air than doctors recommend breathing, a report has found.
Gas hob can raise indoor air pollution higher than busy UK road, study finds (theguardian.com)
Cooking on a gas hob can create higher levels of indoor air pollution than found on one of the UK’s busiest roads, a study has found.
Particulate matter exposure diminishes cognitive functioning (nature.com)
Recent evidence suggests short-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) air pollution can impact brain function after a delay period. It is unknown whether effects are predominantly due to the olfactory or lung-brain pathways.
The world has probably passed "peak air pollution" (ourworldindata.org)
Global emissions of local air pollutants have probably passed their peak.
Air pollution and brain damage: what the science says (nature.com)
Epidemiological studies have linked dirty air to dementia and other brain disorders. Now researchers are trying to determine how pollutants do their damage, and how much harm they cause.
China reduced sulphur dioxide emissions by more than two-thirds in past 15 years (ourworldindata.org)
China has dramatically reduced local air pollution levels — particularly in its biggest cities — in the last decade.
Expert warns of public health emergency as India's Capital toxic air returns (bbc.com)
Delhi's pollution has once again soared to hazardous levels, with a top expert warning that India's toxic air will have a bigger impact on public health than the Covid-19 pandemic.
Show HN: My city makes me smoke 40 cigarettes per day (air.nmn.gl)
The problem isn't natural - it's caused by humans.That means we can fix it through action.
Living in Delhi smog is like watching a dystopian film again and again (bbc.com)
Winter has come to Delhi and with it, a familiar sense of gloom. The sky here is grey and there is a thick, visible blanket of smog.
Air pollution inside Philadelphia's subway is much worse than on the streets (phys.org)
The air quality in the City Hall subway station in downtown Philadelphia is much worse than on the sidewalks directly above the station.
NYC Subway Riders See 'Exceptionally High' Air Pollution (bloomberg.com)
China's dramatic drop in air pollution may have prevented suicides in the 2010s (dialogue.earth)
The Unseen Fallout: Chernobyl's Deadly Air Pollution Legacy (marginalrevolution.com)
Superfast Microsoft AI is first to predict air pollution for the whole world (nature.com)
Nitrogen dioxide exposure due to gas and propane combustion by U.S. stoves (science.org)