Fast-growing parts of Africa see a surprise: Less air pollution from seasonal fires

ScienceDaily
Feb 8, 2021, 4:19 pm127 pts
In Africa, air pollution recently surpassed AIDS as the leading cause of premature death. But researchers have discovered at least a temporary bright spot: dangerous nitrogen oxides, byproducts of combustion, are declining across the north equatorial part of the continent. The reason: a decline in the longtime…

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