Pollution in Northern Italy
In 2005, the BBC and Meteorologists across Europe revealed that Northern Italy was one of Europe's most polluted areas due to smog, and air pollution, due to its climatic and geographic conditions, which favour the stagnation of the pollutants. Today, the air quality in Northern Italy still continues to be a major factor that the area has to face.
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