Smoke from burning forests, and photochemical smog in Beijing and Delhi are visible from space. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/something-in-the-air-the-insidious-challenge-of-air-pollution

Most of the air pollution in cities such as London is invisible even at ground level. The WHO suggests that the cost of contamination within Europe alone amounts to $1.6 trillion, with massive implications for the health of both rich and poor people alike. How much do we know about this, and can anything realistically be done about it?

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