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How Toxic Is the Air You Breathe?

May 28, 2026·40 min·4-min readnarrativescience
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The episode tells the heartbreaking story of Ella Kissi-Debrah, a nine-year-old girl from London whose severe asthma attacks were ultimately linked to illegal levels of air pollution near her home, making her the first person in the world to have air pollution listed as a cause of death o

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah

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Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-DebrahStephen HolgateWendy ZukermanEkedi Fausther-KeeysVernon MorrisGeorge Thurston

Research & Papers

American Lung Association Report

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Climate ChangeInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismRacial JusticeScientific Method

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