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2021-2026 Articles
How a Perfect Storm Spread Fire, Heat & Smoke across the Northern Hemisphere 0826.rtf
Wildfire Smoke Is Now a Bigger Prenatal Threat than Human Air Pollution 0826.rtf
How Wildfire Smoke Kills 10s of 1,000s of People a Year, Attacking the Body 0728.rtf
India Capital’s Aggressive Electric Vehicle Targets Curbing Air Pollution 0726.rtf
California’s Largest Lake Is Turning to Dust 0726.rtf - by area, is the Salton SeaWildfire Smoke Will Worsen in US Northeast, and Mid-Atlantic through Friday 0726.rtf5 Americans Die Every Hour from Toxic Vehicle Emissions 0626.rtfWildfires Are Making the US Smoggy Again, Reversing Clean Air Progress 0626.rtfHeat and Air Pollution Play a Big Role in Suicide Risk 0426.rtfChina's Huge Air Pollution Cuts Cut Arctic Sea Ice Loss, but Unmasked Warming 0426.rtfSummer Air Quality Alerts Will Become Routine in U.S. without Action 0326.rtfClimate-Fueled Wildfires & Dust Storms Drove Up Air Pollution across the Globe 0326.rtfLondon, San Francisco, Beijing Achieve ‘Remarkable’ Air Pollution Reductions 0326.rtfUS Power Plant Pollution Rose in 2025 - 0326.rtfBreathing New Delhi’s Air Is like Smoking 9 Cigarettes a Day 0126.rtfWildfire Smoke Is a National Crisis, and It’s Worse than You Think 0126.rtfCancer Risk May Increase with Proximity to Nuclear Power Plants 1225.rtfTrump EPA to Abandon Air Pollution Rule That Would Prevent 1,000s of Deaths 1125.rtf - from fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) that is America's deadliest air pollutantFuture Warming to Exacerbate Heat Wave-Ozone Compound Extremes in China 1025.rtfCould Wildfire Smoke Become Leading US Climate Health Threat by 2050? - 0925.rtfClimate of Unparalleled Malevolence’ - Is the 6th Mass Extinction Coming? 0825.rtfAs Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Dangerous Dust Clouds Blow into Boomtowns 0825.rtfLos Angeles Fires May Have Killed 100s More People than Official Records Show 0825.rtfToxic Peat Wildfire Smoke in Manitoba Is a Pollution Time Bomb, Warn Scientists 0725.rtfResearch on Health Impacts of Wildfires Piles Up 0725.rtfIce Melting from Amazon Fires Soot, Microplastics Show Growing Antarctic Crisis 0625.rtfExtreme Heat Is Exacerbating Air Pollution, a ‘Double Whammy’ for Health 0625.rtfUSAID’s Demise Threatens Cookstoves Health and Climate Solution in Africa 0525.rtfEl Paso Hasn’t Seen This Many Dust Storms Since the Dust Bowl 0525.rtfCanada’s Fire Forecast Looks Bad. The Impacts Could Spill into the US. 0525.rtfWhat’s the Cost to Society of Pollution? Trump Says Zero. 0525.rtfWildfire Smoke Contributed to 1,000s of US Deaths over 15 Years 0525.rtfNearly Half of Americans Are Breathing In Unsafe Levels of Air Pollutants 0425.rtfGround-Level Ozone Pollution Poses Growing Threat to Planetary Health 0425.rtfNearly Half of Americans Are Breathing In Unsafe Levels of Air Pollutants 0425.rtfParis Proves Cities Can Clear the Air by Kicking Cars to the Curb 0425.rtfClean Air Policies Unintentionally Drive Up Wetland Methane Emissions 0225.rtfOil Companies Leaked Less Methane in West Texas, Report. Enviros Doubt It. 0125.rtfWorld’s Record Heat Is Worsening Air Pollution and Health in Global South 0125.rtfFar from the Fires, the Deadly Risks of Smoke Are Intensifying 0125.rtfClick for moreCalifornia’s Devastating 2022 Fire Season Wiped Out Years of Emission Cuts -1022.rtfAir Pollution from AI Could Surpass That of All the Cars in California 1224.rtfExpert Warns of Public Health Emergency, as Delhi's Toxic Air Returns 1224.rtfAir Pollution Likely Killed 3.8 Million Indians over 2009-2019 - 1224.rtfHere’s How Much Cleaner Energy Could Save the US, in Lives and Money 1224.rtfSome of the World’s Biggest Cities Are So Polluted, They’re Warming Slower 1224.rtfEPA Proposes Limits on Harmful NOx Pollutant from Power Plants 1124.rtfInhaling Delhi’s Polluted Air Is like Smoking 50 Cigarettes a Day 1124.rtfEmergency Declared as Smog Chokes Parts of India and Pakistan 1124.rtfAquatic Ecosystems Aren’t Immune to Wildfire Impacts 0924.rtfCan Climate Stripes Change How We Think about Air Pollution? 0824.rtfAmazon Jungle Fires Spew Toxic Smoke to Brazil’s Largest City 0924.rtfSmoke from Increasing Wildfires Threatens Farmworkers 0824.rtfHeat Can Increase Air Pollution Inside Cars by Up to 40,000 Times 0724.rtfAlmost 2,000 Children Die Every Day from Air Pollution 0624.rtf - corresponds to about 3 million deaths per year, or 3% of total deathsCanada Wildfire Smoke Triggers Outdoor Air Quality Alerts across US Midwest. It Pollutes Indoors Too, Maybe Worse. 0524.rtfWarming Climate Threatens Worse Air Quality in Already Polluted Kathmandu 0424.rtf131 Million Americans Live in Areas with Unhealthy Pollution Levels 0424.rtfUS Air Quality Got Worse in 2023, Thanks to Canada’s Wildfire Smoke 0324.rtfWorld’s 100 Most Polluted Cities Are in Asia, 83 of Them in India 0324.rtfSwitch to Electric Vehicles Could Prevent Millions of US Child Illnesses by 2050 - 0224.rtfClimate Change Reversing Gains in Air Quality across the U.S. 0224.rtfA Growing Climate Threat Is Putting Californians’ Health at Risk 0224.rtfThe Terrible Paradox of Air Pollution and Climate Change 0923.rtfWildfire Smoke Is Eroding Decades of Air Quality Improvements 0923.rtfExtreme Heat Makes Air Quality Worse. That's Bad for Health. 0923.rtfWildfire Smoke Threatens to Wipe Out Decades of Air Pollution Progress 0823.rtfDomestic Oil & Gas Production Led to $77 Billion a Year in Health Impacts 0723.rtfU.S. Truck Makers Reach Deal to Phase Out Polluting Diesel Big Rigs 0723.rtfHeat Waves Are Unleashing a Deadly but Overlooked Pollutant - Ozone 0623.rtfIn 2022, Europe’s Cruise Ships Pumped Out More Sulfur than 1 Billion Cars 0623.rtfNew York City ER Asthma Visits Soared as Wildfire Smoke Blanketed Region 0623.rtfWildfire Smoke Reacts with City Pollution, Creating New Toxic Air Hazard 0623.rtfMove to Electric Vehicles Could Save Nearly 90,000 Lives in US by 2050 - 0623.rtfWildfire Smoke Blots Sun and Prompts Health Alerts across the Northeast U.S. 0623.rtfYears of Breathing Traffic Pollution Increases Death Rates 0423.rtfHeat, Drought and Fires Worsen Air in the US West 0423.rtfHow to Lower Your Health Risk from Gas Stoves 0123.rtfBiden Administration Moves to Tighten Limits on Deadly PM2.5 Air Pollutoin 0123.rtfWind Energy’s Health Benefits Could Quadruple by Dialing Down Fossil Fuels 1222.rtfClean Energy Could Save American Lives to Tune of $700 Billion per Year 1122.rtfTiny Air Pollution Particles Appear More Deadly if from Human-Made Sources 1022.rtfEU Targets ‘Zero Pollution’ by 2050 to Curb Premature Deaths 1022.rtfWhy Seattle Currently Has the Worst Air Quality in the World 1022.rtfHotter, More Humid, but Cleaner - How LA’s Air Has Changed 0922.rtfDramatic Rise in Wildfire Smoke Triggers Decline in US Air Quality for Millions 0922.rtfMajor Cities Blighted by Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution 0822.rtfCalifornia’s 2020 Wildfire Pollution Likely Offset Decades of Air Quality Gains 0622.rtfAir Pollution Worse for Global Lifespan than Cigarettes or Alcohol 0622.rtfWildfire Made Air Pollution in Las Vegas, New Mexico Reach 9 X Healthy Limit 0622.rtfPollution Caused 1 in 6 Deaths Globally for 5 Years 0522.rtfCutting US Fossil Fuel Air Pollution Would Save 50,000 Lives a Year 0522.rtfThat Backyard Fire Produces Hazardous Levels of Air Pollution 0522.rtfPlastic Pollution Accelerating the Effects of Climate Change in Canada’s Arctic 0522.rtfWestern Wildfires Reverse U.S. Clean Air Gains 0422.rtfWhy Tracking Wildfire Smoke Will Be Crucial for Everyone as Earth Warms 0422.rtfSmoke from Pacific Northwest Wildfires Is Erasing Emission Reductions 0422.rtfUS Transition to Electric Vehicles Would Save Over 100,000 Lives by 2050 - 0322.rtfCoal Mining Emits More Methane Than Venting & Flaring from Gas and Oil Wells 0322.rtfSmoke from Large Wildfires Seems to Damage the Ozone Layer 0322.rtfHitting Biden’s Greenhouse Goals Could Save Billions in Health-Related Costs 0222.rtfHousehold Energy - Let’s Make the Healthy Choice the Easy Choice 0222.rtf - Rural LPG cookstoves, in place of open fire etc. stove would save over 1 million deaths a year from indoor air pollution. But LPG is not always available and is often unaffordable to the poor people who newould benefit the most.EPA Seeks to Prevent 1,000s of Early Deaths from Power Plant Air Pollution 0222.rtf - up to 11,000 deaths a yearEven Low Levels of Soot Can Be Deadly to Older People 0122.rtfLiving near Fracking Wells Linked to Early Death 0122.rtfLower Vehicle Emissions Linked to Significant Drop in US Air Pollution Deaths 1221.rtfFuel Price Spikes, Covid Recovery May Push Clean Cooking Goals Out of Reach 1121.rtf - 3.8 million people lose their lives to illness from household air pollution caused by cooking with unclean fuels such as wood, charcoal, coal, animal dung, and crop waste. With less money, they cannot move to cleaner cooking sources. 10s of millions of polluting cooking fires also generate plenty of black carbon, which reinforces gloabl warming.Climate Change Is Single Biggest Health Threat, WHO Says 1021.rtfWildfire Smoke Kills People in Cities Far from Fires 0921.rtfExposure to Air Pollution below Legal Limits Still Linked to Premature Deaths 0921.rtf - 29.6% increase in mortality for 40% increase in PM2.5 in the US, below the 12 μg/m3 US limit. Similarly, a 25% incresase in NO2, below half the EU’s limit was associated with a 9.9% mortality incfresase.Air Pollution from Fossil Fuels Could Cut Lifespans Globally by 2.2 to 5 Years 0921.rtf - (5 in India, Nepal)Reducing Carbon Emissions & Air Pollution Benefits the Global Economy 0821.rtf - much of benefits soon are from reducing air pollutions deathsPristine Lake Tahoe Shrouded in Smoke from Threatening Fire 0821.rtfResidents in Part of Northern California Warned to Stay Indoors due to Smoke from Massive Wildfires 0821.rtfIndia’s Poor Face Much Higher Risk of Dying from Air Pollution than the Rich 0721.rtfWildfire Smoke Wiped Out U.S. Pandemic-Related Clean Air Gains in 2020 - 0321.rtfCalifornia’s Wildfire Smoke Could Be More Harmful than Vehicle Emissions 0321.rtfTrump’s Environmental Policies Killed 1,000s of People 0221.rtf - In 4 years, perhaps 80,000 from air pollution, plus another 150,000-200,000 in 2020 and 2021 from mis-handling the covid pandemicFossil Fuels Killed 8.7 Million People Globally in 2018 - 0221.rtf - about 1 in 7 deaths. Used more geographically detailed data than previous studiesWildfires Having Devastating Effect on Air Quality in Western US 0121.rtf
Clean Energy Could Save American Lives to Tune of $700 Billion per Year 1122.rtf
- 130 µcg of PM2.5 / cu meter is unhealthy. The dark areas sometimes have 3-4 times that concentration and occasionally higher.
8.3 million (in 2022) was 1 per 40 Americans exposed to unhealthy levels (100µ g / cu meter) of fine particulates (PM2.5) from wildfire smoke.
2017-2020 Articles
2017-2020 Articles
1 in 7 Americans Suffered Dangerous Air Quality This Year from Wildfires 0920.rtfWe’ll Have to Learn to Live with Smoke. Here’s Why. 0920.rtfFull Transition to Electric Cars Would Improve U.S. Air, Health 0920.rtfFor 3rd Consecutive Day, Portland’s Air Quality Is the Worst in the World 0920.rtfHotter Days as Climate Warms Could Reverse Cleaner Skies from Clean Air Laws 0920.rtfCoal Generation Kills 800 a Year in Australia 0820.rtfAir Pollution Is Much Worse than We Thought 0820.rtf - Twice as bad. Well-understood pathways capture only about half the total, based on Medicare data sets and air pollution levels. It damages lungs, hearts, brains, skin and other organs.US Could Avoid 4.5 Million Early Deaths by Fighting Climate Change 0820.rtf - cleaner air from fewer fossil fuels burnedNortheast US Climate Initiative, RGGI, Has Made Children Healthier 0720.rtfSmog Caused 49,000 Deaths in Beijing, Shanghai in 2020, More Elsewhere 0720.rtfIntense Arctic Wildfires Set a Pollution Record 0720.rtfClimate Change Fuels U.S. Dust Storms, with Dire Health Consequences 0720.rtfWildfires Are Taking an Unexpectedly Huge Toll on America’s Lungs 0620.rtfSouth Asia’s Twin Threat - Extreme Heat and Foul Air 0520.rtfClean Air in Europe during Lockdown ‘Leads to 11,000 Fewer Deaths’ 0420.rtfAs Coal-Fired Power Plants Close, Our Skies Are Clearing 0420.rtfTraffic and Pollution Plummet as U.S. Cities Shut Down for Coronavirus 0320.rtfHeat Waves in 2019 Led to Almost 900 Extra Deaths in England 0120.rtfShuttering US Coal Plants Saved 26,000 Lives over a Decade 0120.rtfWildfires Are Getting Worse. So Is the Deadly Smoke They Bring with Them 1219.rtfAustralian Fires Pushed Sydney's Air Quality 12 x Above 'Hazardous' Levels 1219.rtfRenewables Could Be a Health Boon for Great Lakes, Upper Midwest Regions 1019.rtfCleaning Up China's Dirty Air Would Give Solar Energy a Huge Boost 0719.rtfDue to Wildfires, California Now Has the Most Polluted Cities in the World 1118.rtfWildfire Smoke Chokes Out Large Swath of Alberta 0818.rtf‘Serious Health Effects' of Wildfire Smoke across Western US, Warm Experts 0818.rtfChoking on Beijing's Clean Air Costs 1217.rtf - Switching 200,000 to 3.5-37.0 million rural households from dirty home coal stoves (bigger air polliution source than coal-fired power plants) to natural gas costs $1,250 to $1,540 per household.India to Introduce Clean Fuels Faster to Combat Delhi Smog Crisis 1117.rtf - Cut sulfur 80% in diesel, gasoline in 2018.Change in the Air 1117.rtf - mostly about industrial pollution, indoors. But forest fires killed 100,000 in Indonesia in 2015, releasing more CO2 than India and Japan combined.Breathing Fire 1117.rtf - health impacts of smoke inhalation from recent US forest firesPollution Linked to 9 Million Deaths Worldwide in 2015 - 1017.rtfNapa Fires Make San Francisco Air Worse than Beijing 1017.rtfAir Pollution Kills Half a Million People a Year in Europe, EU Agency Reports 1017.rtfChina's Northern Cities Face Soot-Free Winter with Gas Revolution 1017.rtfExtreme Wildfires Could Lead to Long-Term Lung Damage in the US 0917.rtfHow Much of Your Life Air Pollution Steals from You, Based on Where You Live 0917.rtf - 3 years in north China, 4 in India (10 in New Delhi), a bit less than 1 in Los Angeles, very small amounts in much of the USRenewable Energy Isn’t Just Cutting Costs, It’s Saving Lives 0817.rtfAir Pollution Deaths Expected to Rise because of Climate Change 0717.rtfMedical Experts Say Lending to Adani Is the Same as Supporting Big Tobacco 0617.rtfCoal to Solar Switch Could Save 52,000 US Lives per Year 0617.rtfBangladesh Coal Plant Could Cause 6,000 Early Deaths 0517.rtfMyanmar Coal Plant Growth Could Kill 280,000 - 0517.rtfConverting Coal Would Help China's Smog at Climate's Expense 0417.rtfClimate Change 'Makes Deadly China Pollution Worse' 0317.rtf‘Airpocalypse’ Smog Events in China Linked to Melting Ice Cap 0317.rtfPush for Diesel Leaves London Gasping Amid Record Pollution 0217.rtfWarmer World Is Making China’s Smog Woes Even Worse 0217.rtf100,000 Died from Indonesia’s Unpunished Air Pollution from Forest Fires in 2015 - 0217.rtfCity of Beijing Vows 30% Cut in Coal Use in 2017, to Fight Smog 0217.rtfPhasing Out Coal, Wood, Dung Cookstoves a ‘Win-Win’ for Climate and Health 0217.rtfEPA under Scott Pruitt Could Add Billions to U.S. Health Care Costs 0117.rtfSoutheast Asia’s Coal Boom Could Cause 70,000 Deaths per Year by 2030 - 0117.rtfHazier Days in the High Country, Western U.S., due to Drought and Forest Fires 0117.rtfTop China Coal Province Vows 20% Cut in Pollution by 2020 - 1216.rtf
2016 Articles and earlier
2016 Articles and earlier
Smog Linked to 1:3 of Deaths in China 1216.rtfChina’s Bad Air Estimated to Cause 1.37 Million Premature Deaths in 2013 - 1116.rtfToxic Smog in World's Most Polluted City May Soon Hit Economy 1116.rtfParis Climate Targets to Cost Asia $300 Billion a Year, but Will Help Save Lives 0916.rtfHidden Cost of Death Is in the Air 0916.rtf - 10% of GDP in China, 8% in India, etc. - World Bank‘Smoke Waves’ Will Affect Millions in Coming Decades 0816.rtf - PM2.5 from burning forests, not coalWildfire Smoke Problem Intensifies with Climate Change 0816.rtf - PM2.5 from burning forestsCoal Burning Causes the Most Air Pollution Deaths in China 0816.rtf - 366,000 a year. Another 177,000 from transport, etc.Coal Dust Kills 23,000 per Year in EU 0716.rtfChina’s Smog Knocks 2 Years off Life Expectancy – IEA 0616.rtfAir Pollution Shortens Life in India by 3.4 Years, 6.3 in Delhi 0516.rtf - China’s decrease in life from air pollution appears worse. See 0114 and 0815 articles below.Japan's Coal-Fired Plants 'to Cause 1,000s of Early Deaths' 0516.rtfAustralia’s Air Pollution Increases 69%, as Coal Named Top Polluter 0416.rtfGreenhouse Gas Cuts May Prevent 295,000 US Deaths by 2030 - 0216.rtfIndia’s Pollution Levels Beat China’s 0216.rtfPolluted Air Causes 5.5 Million Deaths a Year 0216.rtfPollution Crisis Is Choking the Chinese Economy 0216.rtf - cuts GDP 6.5% annuallyAir Pollution Raises Risk of Death 'for Decades after Exposure' 0216.rtfEnd of Fossil Fuels Won't Come Too Soon ror Millions Breathing Toxic Air 1215.rtfEchoing Beijing, Poles Sound Alert on Rampant Smog 1215.rtfIn India, Mumbai's Mountains of Imported Coal Pose Health Hazard 1115.rtfIndia's Coal-Fueled Economy Takes a Toll on Environment and Rural Villagers 1015.rtfEnormous Social Cost of Cheap Coal 0915.rtfUS and Australian Taxpayers Pay Billions a Year to Fund Coal 0915.rtf - 7 sets of regulations, 2 of them about CO2Coal Burning Costs UK £2.5-7.1 Billion Annually from Premature Deaths 0915.rtfIs It Too Late to Stop Turkey's Coal Rush? 0815.rtfStudy Links Polluted Air in China to 1.6 Million Deaths a Year 0815.rtfHealth Groups Praise Obama Plan on Coal, Saying It Will Save Lives 0815.rtfKind of Blue - China’s Air Pollution Not as Terrible as Before 0715.rtfHow China, the World's Biggest Polluter, Is Dealing with Climate Change 0715.rtfUS Coal Industry Fighting for Survival on 7 Fronts 0615.rtfCoal in Poland Lowering Life Spans 0615.rtfWorld’s Worst Air Spurs Modi’s $25 Billion Utility Clean-Up Push 0515.rtfIn China, a Tug of War over Coal Gas - Cleaner Air But Worse for the Climate 0515.rtfCoal - Burning Up Australia’s Future 0315.rtfChina's Coal Usage Targeted in New Energy Plan 0315.rtfChina's ‘War' on Air Pollution May Emit More CO2, due to Scrubbers kWh Penalty 0315.rtfDocumentary on Air Pollution Grips China 0315.rtfIndia vs China - Airpocalypse 0215.rtfMr. President, World’s Worst Air Is Taking 6 Hours Off Your Life 0115.rtfBeijing’s Toxic Air Is Literally Off the Charts 0115.rtfChina Pollution - Beijing Smog Hits Hazardous Levels 0115.rtfChu Sees Genuine China Coal Retreat 1214.rtfCoal's Black Wind - Pregnant Women in Parts of India Advised to Stay Away 1114.rtfCoal Rush in Horribly Polluted India Could Tip Balance on Climate Change 1114.rtfFor Central Heat, China Has a North-South Divide at Qin-Huai Line 1114.rtfCost of China's Dependence on Coal - 670,000 Deaths a Year 1114.rtfAir Pollution Slashes India's Potential Grain Yields by Half 1114.rtfSouth Africa’s Coal-Fired Power Stations Carry Heavy Health Costs 0914.rtfChina's 'War on Pollution' Sees Coal Drop for First Time in Century 0814.rtfBeijing's Air Pollution Is Shaving Up To 16 Years Off Chinese People's Lives 0114.rtfSmoggy Beijing to Ban Coal Use 0814.rtfWhat Beijing Abandoning Coal Means (Add 16 Years to Beijinger's Life!) 0814.rtfUS Unveils Sharp Curbs on Coal Power Plants 0614.rtfJustices Back Rule Limiting Coal Pollution 0414.rtfEPA Scores Big Win to Limit Mercury in Power Plants 0414.rtfWorld Must End 'Dirty' Fuel Use - UN 0414.rtf"Clean Up Your Act," UN Climate Chief Urges Coal Industry 1113.rtfPollution Is Affecting Nature of China's Energy Market 1113.rtfMeasuring Longview Terminal's Potential Impact on Climate 1013.rtfChina Wants to Cut Down on Coal - That's Bad for Global Warming 0913.rtfHow Climate Change Could Make Mercury Pollution Worse 0913.rtfCoal Splutters as China Seeks Breath of Fresh Air 0913.rtfCleaner Air from Tackling Climate Change Would Save Millions of Lives 0913.rtfChina to Curb Coal Use to Combat Air Pollution 0913.rtfKids Get Smog Day As Pollution Shuts Down China's Harbin 1013.rtfNew Coal-Fired Power Stations in Guangdong Will Kill Thousands 0813.rtfBurning Coal Shortens Lives in China 0713.rtfSupreme Court to Hear EPA Appeal on Cross-State Pollution Rule 0613.rtfEurope's 300 Largest Coal Plants' Emissions Kill 22,300 a Year 0613.rtfCoal-Fired Plant Emissions Near Beijing Killed 9,900 in 2011 0613.rtfCoal Burning Exacts Lethal Price in Europe, $55B a Year 0313.rtfIndian Coal Power Plants Kill 120K a Year 0313.rtfBeijing Air Pollution Soars to Hazard Level 0113.rtfCoal's Assault on Human Health 1109.pdf - 64 ppHidden Cost of China's Coal = $250B a Year 1008.rtfBeijing to Shut Coal-Fired Boilers to Clean Up Air 0513.rtf
Coal's Assault on Human Health 1109.pdf - 64 pp
US numbers only
Fine (very small) particulates (PM2.5) have the worst health effects.
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