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How Greece's economic crisis filled the Athens sky with smog
2014-02-12 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: A brown smog has descended over Greece's cities. The smell of burned wood is prevalent, and those that suffer from asthma or have heart disease have been advised to stay inside. And in a convoluted way, it's the Greek economic crisis or at least, one of the government's reactions to it that is to blame. Tax increases on heating oil have driven the majority of Greeks, even those belonging to the upper-middle class, to turn to burning wood in order to heat their homes. But the practice, which...
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