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Tackling forest fires and air pollution: Leveragin...

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The smoke from widespread forest fires caused dangerous peaks of air pollution across Brazil in 2024 — with cities such as Porto Velho and São Paulo ranking among those with the worst air quality in the world. Such fires also release severe emissions of black carbon, a short-lived climate pollutant that strongly contributes to global […]