More than 44m Americans are living in areas with toxic levels of pollution linked to asthma attacks and strokes
Toxic air pollution levels in the US are at the worst levels in the last 25 years, raising health concerns for more than one-third of Americans. The American Lung Association ranked the top cities that suffer from the worst air quality in the US - affecting roughly 131 million Americans Last year, the US saw the highest levels of air pollution in 25 years. Pictured: Climate change activists protested outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, D.C. in 2022 Air pollution causes tens of thousands of deaths every year and short-term exposure can cause respiratory issues like asthma, but long-term exposure could lead to an increased risk of heart attack, stroke or lung cancer. Top US Cities with the Worst Air Pollution Bakersfield, California Visalia, California Fresno-Madera-Hanford, California Eugene-Springfield, Oregon San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, California Los Angeles-Long Beach, California Sacramento-Roseville, California Medford-Grants Pass, Oregon Phoenix-Mesa, Arizona Fairbanks, Alaska Roughly 2.6 million Californians currently suffer from adult asthma, a major jump from East Coast states like Massachusetts where 660,000 people are diagnosed with the respiratory illness. Wildfires are causing rising air pollution levels as the smoke spreads, causing people to have major respiratory problems and can cause heart attack, stroke and lung cancer.
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