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UN warns wildfires, heatwaves threaten air quality and health

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Wildfires and heatwaves are posing a growing threat to air quality and public health, with toxic smoke and microscopic pollutants potentially undermining efforts to tackle air pollution and climate change, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said…

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Wildfires and heatwaves are threatening global efforts to improve air quality and protect human health, the World Meteorological Organisation said on Monday. The UN agency warned that increasingly severe fires are raising exposure to toxic PM2.

Brief by WorldPing · Original reporting by France 24