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Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world, according to a new study published today. The study is the first to estimate the burden of pediatric asthma cases caused by this pollutant in more than 13,000 cities from Los Angeles to Mumbai. Environmental Justice, George Washington University, Occupational Health, Fossil Fuels, World Problems, World Cities, Forest Fire, Air Pollution, Green Life

Nearly 2 million new cases of pediatric asthma every year may be caused by a traffic-related air pollutant, a problem particularly important in big cities around the world, according to a new study published today. The study is the first to estimate the burden of pediatric asthma cases caused by this pollutant in more than 13,000 cities from Los Angeles to Mumbai.

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The Amazon Forest Has Been Burning For Weeks And NASA Shares Photos From Space | Bored Panda Amazon Rainforest Deforestation, Rainforest Deforestation, Amazon Deforestation, Amazon Forest, Amazon Rainforest, Forest Fire, The Amazon, Planet Earth, Bolivia

On Monday afternoon the whole city of Sao Paulo, Brazil, went completely dark - as it turns out, the city was buried in smoke by the strong winds coming from forest fires burning nearly 1,700 miles away. According to Reuters, Brazil's space research center INPE has detected almost 72,843 wildfires raging the Amazon rainforest.

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