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World’s most polluted cities, ranked by PM2.5 levels (2025) (europe.pub)

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[–] sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al 8 points 4 months ago (1 child)

South Asia representing in the worst way. I can't wait for electrification to take hold in that region, it will change the planet.

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[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago

lot of the shitty air is from burning off every year be it burning sugar cane, or forest to be replated with oil palms, or dry rice paddy stumble etc

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