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Darwin, Palmerston residents urged to take precautions against 'unhealthy' air quality amid fuel reduction burning

Fuel reduction burning ahead of the Top End's fire season is creating unhealthy levels of smoke across Greater Darwin. (ABC News: Matthew Doran)

The Northern Territory's two largest cities have recorded unhealthy levels of smoke pollution across Monday and Tuesday, with fuel-reduction burns and bush and grassfires pushing smoke haze across the region.

Data from the Northern Territory Environment Protection Authority (NTEPA) shows that on Monday afternoon Darwin's air quality rose to unhealthy levels.

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