Before and after photos show how stay-at-home orders helped Los Angeles significantly reduce its notorious smog

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• Los Angeles, which is notorious for its smog, has some of the cleanest air in the world, as California stays under lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. 
• The improvement could be attributed to fewer planes flying and fewer cars on the road. 
• However, experts predict the air quality will go down again once the lockdown is lifted. 
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Los Angeles, a city well known for its smog and pollution currently has some of the cleanest air among major cities across the world, CNN reported.  

The designation comes from an IQ Air's live quality city ranking. According to CBS Los Angeles, this is the best air quality that the city has seen in decades. 

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