Air pollution and rising temperatures linked to increase in number of strokes globally - Stroke causes over 7 million deaths annually

The Environmental Protec­tion Agency (EPA) is calling for concerted efforts among stakeholders to curb the increasing levels of air

Air pollution, high temperatures, and risk factors such as obesity and high blood pressure are driving global increases in stroke, research suggests. Although stroke is very preventable and treatable,

Incidence of stroke and related deaths are rising substantially around the world, with air pollution, high temperatures and metabolic risk factors such as high blood pressure and physical inactivity,