Home
Storia in 1 fonti
Lahore ranks world’s No. 2 for air pollution as city braces for Diwali smog
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani city of Lahore ranked the second-worst country globally for air quality on Monday, with pollution hitting levels reported as 31 times the WHO’s annual PM2.5 guideline value, according to global monitoring data, as the provincial government launched anti-smog operations ahead of the Hindu festival of Diwali. Punjab province, and its capital Lahore, face a recurring “smog season” from October to February, driven by crop-residue burning, vehicular and industrial emissions, and stagnant winter weather conditions.
Raccontata da
arabnews.com
- ·
Lahore ranks world’s No. 2 for air pollution as city braces for Diwali smog
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistani city of Lahore ranked the second-worst country globally for air quality on Monday, with pollution hitting levels reported as 31 times the WHO’s annual…
- ·
Punjab imposes mask mandate as toxic smog chokes Lahore, world’s second most polluted city
ISLAMABAD: Authorities in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have made face masks mandatory for traffic police and sanitation workers as smog levels worsen in Lahore and other…