Blog: Pollution dims Asian skies - UNEP
Source: IRIN
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NAIROBI, 14 November 2008 (IRIN) - Clouds resulting from burning fossil fuels and biomass, combined with greenhouse gases are "dimming" sunlight by
up to 25 percent in Shanghai, Beijing, New Delhi, and Karachi, UNEP says in its report entitled Cities Across Asia Get Dimmer: Impacts on Glaciers, Agriculture and the Monsoon Get Clearer. ma/cb © IRIN. All rights reserved. More humanitarian news and analysis: http://www.IRINnews.org










