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Air pollution cloaks eastern US for a second day. Here’s why there is so much smoke

Intense smoke blanketed the northeastern United States for a second day Wednesday, turning the air a yellowish gray and prompting warnings for people to stay inside and keep windows closed. The smoke was flowing from dozens of wildfires in several Canadian provinces.

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Sunawal residents demonstrate against pollution

The protesters claimed that smoke and dust released from the mill polluted the environment.

The Kathmandu Post कार्तिक २०८०

Vehicles emitting black smoke to be fined up to Rs 1 lakh

KATHMANDU: In an attempt to reduce air pollution in Kathmandu Valley, the Department of Environment has decided to impose heavy fines on vehicles emitting black smoke exceeding the safety standard. The Department said it will impose a fine of Rs 100,000 on such vehicles from today. The Department had earlier published a notice saying that […]

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Blanket of smoke covers Delhi as air pollution worsens

A blanket of smog engulfed the national capital on Saturday morning as the pollution level deteriorated to the "poor" category ahead of Diwali.

Nepalnews आश्विन २०७९

Blanket of smoke covers Delhi as air pollution worsens

A blanket of smog engulfed the national capital on Saturday morning as the pollution level deteriorated to the "poor" category ahead of Diwali.

Nepalnews आश्विन २०७९

Cross-border pollution, forest fires causing the haze

Vehicular emissions, wildfires, and cross-border pollution are some of the reasons for Kathmandu’s air pollution, causing the sky above the valley to remain misty since Monday. The “World Air Quality Report, 2021” published by the European Air Quality Index AQI last week also showed Kathmandu as the sixth most polluted capital in the world in 2021. Kathmandu’s geographical location, where large amounts of dust, vehicular fumes and other smoke sources can gather and stay within the city, can often accumulate over long periods due to lack of strong winds and rainfall, a process that can cause a hazardous level of pollution in the valley, said Indira Kandel, a senior meteorologist at the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.

The Rising Nepal फाल्गुन २०७८

Capital Valley, other cities face constant air pollution hazards

The country had to go for a four-day school closure in March this year after the air pollution reached hazardous level. That was the first-of-its-kind decision that the federal government had to take after Nepal’s sky hemmed in tear-producing smoke and dust particles as the country has not witnessed winter rains so far. Smoke that accumulates in the atmosphere due to wildfire in different parts of the country, haze, and smoke produced from brick kilns, factories, industries, solid wastes that we from our households and farms have been attributed to the rising air pollution in Kathmandu and other major city areas of the country, say the environmentalists and chemists working at the Department of Environment.

The Rising Nepal मंसिर २०७८

Onset of winter leads to flight delays

Photo: RUPA JOSHI ith domestic and international flights now near pre-Covid levels, and the onset of winter means Kathmandu airport is once more living up to its reputation for congestion and flight delays. In the past week, heavy industrial pollution and smoke haze from crop fires in India have increased air pollution and reduced visibility […]

Nepali Times कार्तिक २०७८

Good COP, bad COP

Kathmandu shrouded in smoke and smog from stubble and industrial pollution from northern India, as well as the valley’s own vehicular emissions on Monday morning. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASI ust as the deadlocked climate summit in Glasgow was being extended by a day last week, Kathmandu was once again shrouded in smoke and smog from stubble burning and […]

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Gaps in wildfire smoke warning network leave people exposed

Huge gaps between air quality sensors in the western U.S. have created blind spots in the warning system for wildfire smoke plumes sweeping North America this summer, amid growing concern over potential health impacts to millions of people exposed to the pollution.

The Himalayan Times श्रावण २०७८

No smoke without fire

All photos: BIJAYABAR PRADHAN epalis continue to endure the worst air quality in recent years as wildfires ravage the forests at unprecedented rates. The country has been shrouded in smoke from forest fires for two weeks, made worse by the vehicular emissions and industrial pollution. The scale of the pollution can be gauged from this series […]

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