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Moscow Engulfed in Peat Smoke As City's Record-Breaking Heat Sets Off Fires

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photo: AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel

If you're sweating through a heatwave right now, take comfort knowing that you don't have massive peat-fires sending smoke across your town too, like in Moscow: The Russian capital experienced a record high of 99°F, on Monday (the hottest since records began in the late 1800s), with the heatwave setting off peat fires, causing air quality to be 5-8 higher than normal. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger