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World’s Worst Air Has Mongolians Seeing Red, Planning Action

  • Dec. 26 action set amid smog five times worse than Beijing
  • Military opens its hospital as city medical care at capacity

World’s Worst Air Has Mongolians Seeing Red

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If you think air pollution in China has been bad, just look at Mongolia.

Levels of particulate matter in the air have risen to almost 80 times the recommended safety level set by the World Health Organization -- and five times worse than Beijing during the past week’s bout with the worst smog of the year.