A new study shows air pollution, including fine dust,... is more deadly than smoking,... resulting in approximately eight-point-eight million early deaths globally each year. <br />According to research conducted by scientists in Germany and Cyprus,... which was published in the European Society of Cardiology Journal,... the figure is nearly double the previously estimated four-point-five million. <br />This is more than deaths caused by smoking,... which is estimated to hover around seven million a year globally,... according to the World Health Organization. <br />The researchers, thus, called for the urgent need to stop burning fossil fuels and move to clean and renewable energy. <br />
