Australian capital now has the worst air quality in the world
Canberra, the capital city of Australia, now has some of the worst air quality in the world according to the IQAir AirVisual website. The city is covered in a thick blanket of smoke that has been blown in from the bushfires still raging in nearby areas. According to the site, the air is twenty times worse than the level that is considered hazardous.
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