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Wildfire smoke is even worse than other kinds of pollution.
The Northeast US is blanketed in smoke that drifted in from wildfires in Canada. The pollution is so bad, New York City briefly ranked as the most polluted city in the world. And particle pollution from smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to human health than soot from other sources like tailpipes and factories, research has found.
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