Russia: Moscow Wilts under Heat, Smog

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | August 10th, 2010 | Trackback

The hottest summer since record-keeping began 130 years ago combined with hundreds of wildfires burning to the west of Moscow has made the capital city a dismal place this summer. Moscow was blanketed in a noxious smog for a week before it began to lift, but the air remained heavily polluted Aug. 10. The U.S. State Department allowed non-essential personnel and families of diplomats to leave Russia at government expense, and many Muscovites fled. Deaths have doubled to 700 a day, the jump being directly blamed by Moscow’s health chief on weeks of heat and smog.

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