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Gray skies are a familiar image of Hanoi
these days when air pollution 

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is at alarming levels. 

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At 8:00 a.m. today, December 31, the IQE
air quality index application ranked 

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Hanoi as the 6th most polluted in the
world with an AQI of 192 

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at the red threshold. 

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I'm really reluctant to go out, it's
been dusty all week, especially today. 

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Normally I have a habit of jogging in
the morning at Cau Giay, at 

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this Cau Giay park. 

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But today is too dusty so I have to move
back to practice indoors. 

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My kids have had runny noses all day and
all week, so I had to keep them home 

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from school to ensure their health. 

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Hanoi residents are facing many health
problems due to air pollution. 

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Pollution indexes regularly exceed
safety levels, affecting people's 

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lives and health. 

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Especially for outdoor workers, these
days are even tougher. 

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Today I see that Hanoi's air seems
more polluted than usual. 

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Because in the morning when I go to work
early, I see that the smoke and dust seem to be thicker. 

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My job requires me to run around a lot,
so I find it hard to breathe 

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at the end of the day. 

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If there is more smoke and dust,
I will feel it immediately. 

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And in the long run it can affect your health a lot. 

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I also feel that the weather in Hanoi
today has an unusual atmosphere, it 

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seems polluted, not as normal as usual. 

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I usually consider every day as the
same, working 12 hours on the sidewalk, 

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so I have to wear a mask
to avoid the polluted weather. 

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According to experts, air pollution in
the capital usually occurs from October 

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to the end of March of the following year. 

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Therefore, people need to strengthen
preventive measures to protect their 

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health from the effects of air
pollution as it is today.