London, Paris and Rome among air pollution hotspots in Europe

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AFP

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AFP

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Sun, 2019-03-31 04:48

PARIS: Big cities beset with gridlocked traffic, major regions producing coal, pockets of heavy industry encased by mountains — Europe’s air pollution hotspots are clearly visible from space on most sunny weekdays.
All across the continent, tens of millions of people live and work in areas where average air pollution levels are well above the maximum limits recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO).

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Offbeat

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environment

Pollution

Europe

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