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# Moscow hit by smog in soaring temperatures
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## Thick smog blanketed large parts of Moscow as dozens of forest and peat bog
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fires raged outside the Russian capital amid soaring temperatures.
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TelegraphPlayer-7915573
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[Link to this video][1]
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Andrew Osborn in Moscow 5:28PM BST 26 Jul 2010
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As the temperature hit 99F (38C), the highest in Moscow since records began
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130 years ago, even famous landmarks such as Red Square were partially
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obscured by the smog and doctors warned people to stay indoors.
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Such fires break out almost every summer but they are much worse this year due
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to a stifling heatwave that has wrecked a fifth of [Russia][2]'s arable land.
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Experts said the quality of air in Moscow, not good to begin with, had
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plummeted as a result of the smog and that the quantity of harmful impurities
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in the air exceeded normal levels by up to eight times.
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"This is a nightmare," said Nastya Kulikova, an accountant on her way to work.
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"Moscow is becoming unliveable. Breathing in this air cannot be good for you."
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Doctors told Muscovites to spend as little time in the street as possible and
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advised people to cover their faces with scarves or masks when out. Even
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though most Moscow flats are not equipped with air conditioning, they said it
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would be a good idea to close all windows when at home.
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## Related Articles
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02 Aug 2010
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* [Forest fires in Russia][4]
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03 Aug 2010
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* [Orange skies in Russia][5]
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04 Aug 2010
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* [Drunk Russians drowning due to heat wave][6]
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14 Jul 2010
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Meanwhile, planes filled with water tried to douse the smouldering fires
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ringing Moscow. Officials said they had tackled more than sixty fires in the
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last twenty four hours, claiming that their efforts to extinguish them were
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largely successful. Hundreds of Russians have died in recent weeks after
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drowning, often drunk, at dangerous lakes and reservoirs. More than twelve
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hundred fish in a Moscow pond became the latest casualties on Monday when
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workers tipped a huge quantity of hot water into the already warm water
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causing the fish to due of heat shock.
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