Changes in land use has devastating effect on air quality in southeast Asia

Changes in land use has devastating effect on air quality in southeast Asia

Widespread deforestation and other land use changes across southeast Asia have significantly worsened air quality over the past two decades, contributing to thousands of premature deaths and billions of dollars in economic losses, according to new research. Using computer models, a team from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore found that land use and land cover changes between 2001 and 2018 increased concentrations of both PM2.5 and gr…