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The Po Valley in the North of Italy is one of the most polluted areas in Europe. There is not much wind (which is needed to disperse the dangerous micro particles), and in winter there is temperature inversion which traps air pollution to the ground. Source of the pollution is traffic, domestic heating, industry and animal waste.
88 % of the 'corona dead' in Italy were reported alone in the regions Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The regions account for about 24 % of the population in Italy.
About 94 % of the 'corona dead' in Italy were reported in the regions Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Piedmont. The population accounts for about 39 % of the population in Italy.
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Corana death numbers from statistica.com
Italy: Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths by region 2020 | Statista
Milan has second worst smog in Europe – WHO
'We breathe in poison': Why the Po Valley is one of the most polluted places in Italy
@LLight: The article mentions that over half of the Italian pig production is located in the Po Valley.
Air pollution hotspots in Europe
88 % of the 'corona dead' in Italy were reported alone in the regions Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. The regions account for about 24 % of the population in Italy.
About 94 % of the 'corona dead' in Italy were reported in the regions Lombardy, Emilia-Romagna, Veneto and Piedmont. The population accounts for about 39 % of the population in Italy.
population numbers from Wikipedia
Corana death numbers from statistica.com
Italy: Coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths by region 2020 | Statista
As of March 11, 2020, 827 deaths were reported by the authorities, 617 in the region of Lombardy, 113 in the region of Emilia-Romagna, and 29 in the region of Veneto, the regions mostly hit.
Milan has second worst smog in Europe – WHO
Milan is the capital city of the Lombardy. Turin is the capital city of Piedmont.A report by the World Health Organisation has placed Milan just behind Turin and just before Naples as the three European cities with the worst levels of atmospheric pollution.
'We breathe in poison': Why the Po Valley is one of the most polluted places in Italy
@LLight: The article mentions that over half of the Italian pig production is located in the Po Valley.
The Emilia-Romagna region is located in the southwest part of the Po valley basin, a densely populated and heavily industrialized area, where meteorological conditions, due to the low wind intensity, cause the stagnation of the chemical air mass, associated with peakpollution episodes of PM during the winter and high level of ozone during the summer.source
The Veneto region (NE Italy) lies in the eastern part of the Po Valley, a European hotspot for air pollution. source
Air pollution hotspots in Europe
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