From Lambeth Palace. Archbishop Justin Welby preached at Canterbury Cathedral during a service of 'thanksgiving and repentance' for the first black Anglican Bishop, Samuel Ajayi Crowther, who was consecrated 150 years ago.
Children, senior citizens, and people with heart and lung conditions are especially vulnerable, but smog can impact even those of us in good health. Symptoms during high air pollution days range from eye and nose irritation that can amplify allergy and respiratory infection, to increased cardiac and respiratory deaths.
Here are five surprising ways you're hurting your vision: 1. Smoking. We all know the damage smoking can do to your body, but many may not realize the effect the bad habit has on your eyes, Bishop said. It can increase your risk of suffering from cataracts and retinal diseases that lead to vision loss.