'Vicious cycle': WMO warns air quality and climate change exacerbating each other

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WMO calls for better international coordination to simultaneously tackle air pollution and worsening climate impacts

Air quality and climate change go "hand-in-hand", with greenhouse gas emissions driving both climate change and air pollution, while climate impacts such as heatwaves and wildfires contribute to worsening...

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