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Air Quality Map Shows States With ‘Unhealthy’ Warning

Several states were experiencing ‘unhealthy’ levels of air pollution on Monday morning, according to data from the Environmental Protection Agency. Smoke from wildfires in parts of the westernmost Canadian province of British Columbia, drifted south over the weekend, increasing levels of air pollution in states close to the U.S.’s northern neighbor. Unhealthy levels of air…

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China Climate Map Shows Sinking Cities Home to Quarter-Bllion People

Nearly a quarter-billion Chinese live in major cities with moderate to severe subsidence that researchers say puts them at greater risk for flooding and other disasters in the coming decades. Subsidence, or sinking of the Earth’s surface, is a result of excessive groundwater extraction and the immense pressing weight of the expanding metropolises. Coastal cities…

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