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These Are The 20 Most Air-Polluted Cities On Earth

Data from IQAir’s World Air Quality Report reveals the 20 most air-polluted cities on Earth, with Lahore, Pakistan topping the list. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), almost the entire global population (99%) breathes air that exceeds WHO air quality limits. In the map below, Visual Capitalist’s Selin Oğuz, Miranda Smith, and Bruno

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Why China Is Drilling A 32,808-Feet-Deep Hole Into The Earth’s Crust

According to the official Xinhua News Agency, China is drilling a 32,808-feet-deep hole into the Earth’s crust, which is set to be China’s deepest borehole ever. Chinese scientists have begun drilling a 10,000-meter (32,808 feet) hole into the Earth’s crust, as the world’s second largest economy explores new frontiers above

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