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India has 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world, according to the World Health Organization.

1. The government should redouble its efforts to combat climate change, which will naturally slash not just greenhouse-gas emissions but particulates as well.
2. Every year, more than half a million people are estimated to die prematurely because of air pollution.
3. While air quality tends to worsen around this time of year as millions of Indians light firecrackers to celebrate the Diwali festival, the problem isn’t limited by season or geography.
4. This week, air pollution in New Delhi has been truly off the charts: Tiny particulates, which are especially deadly, topped 999 micrograms per cubic meter—40 times what is considered safe and beyond what the scale was designed to measure.

Correct answer: While air quality tends to worsen around this time of year as millions of Indians light firecrackers to celebrate the Diwali festival, the problem isn’t limited by season or geography.

Solution

The opening sentence gives a broad statistic about polluted cities in India. Option (C) fits best because it continues the discussion by noting that pollution worsens seasonally but is not confined to one season or place. The other options are either too specific or shift the focus away from the given statement.

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