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The World’s Ten Big Cities Running Out Of Air

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A number of the world’s largest cities have begun to run out of clean air, which leaves open the question of their long term futures. Disease which is a by-product of pollution is rampant in these areas, but there are no solutions to cut car and truck traffic, factory emissions, and the result of wood and coal burning which provides heat to millions of homes.

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