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Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels. «The take-away is simple,» lead author SiUnhappiness tracks poor air quality in China
Eye-watering, throat-scratching air pollution is a major driver of big city blues in China, according to a study published Monday that matched social network chatter with fine-particle pollution levels. «The take-away is simple,» lead author Siqi Zheng, an associate professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and director of the University's China Future City Lab, told AFP. «Higher levels of air pollution lower people's happiness in the world's most populous country.» Dirty air is not the only blight on life in urban China, which is also plagued by soaring housing prices, worries over food safety, and poor public services. But health-wreaking pollution, especial...Keep on reading: Unhappiness tracks poor air quality in China Read more