- Source: A new report from UNICEF
- Finding: Most of the 2 billion children in the world who are breathing toxic air live in northern India and neighboring countries
- Result: They risk serious health effects including damage to their lungs, brains and other organs
- New Delhi’s air pollution spikes every winter because of the season’s weak winds and countless garbage fires set alight to help people stay warm
- Children breathe twice as quickly, taking in more air in relation to their body weight
- Also, their brains and immune systems are still developing and vulnerable
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