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What is surface ozone pollution? And why is it such a problem in India?

Rising summer temperatures in India have ushered in what has become a summer trend: surface ozone pollution.

Rising summer temperatures in India have ushered in what has become a summer trend: surface ozone pollution. Image: Unsplash/NASA

Andrea Willige
Senior Writer, Forum Agenda
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India has 10 of the top 15 most polluted cities. Image: IQ Air

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By 2050, more than a million deaths in India could be linked to ozone pollution. Image: Our World in Data

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