A huge smog cloud over South Asia is now so large that it can be seen from space, according to NASA.
In Pakistan, the city of Lahore has been especially affected, causing schools, parks, and even zoos to close as officials urge people to stay indoors. Just weeks ago, Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted city, with the Air Quality Index hitting dangerously high levels, well above 1,000, far surpassing the “hazardous” mark of 300.
More than 14 million people in Lahore are facing record-breaking smog, which is harmful to breathe and blocks sunlight, creating constant hazy skies. To protect health, schools are closed at least until November 17, and many workers have been told to work from home. “You can’t even open your doors and windows because then the smog comes in, and it’s terrible,” said Rafia Iqbal, a teacher in Lahore.
NASA images reveal that much of the pollution comes from nearby fires. In both Pakistan and India, farmers often burn leftover crops after harvest to clear fields quickly, releasing smoke that mixes with vehicle emissions and factory pollution. Lahore’s large number of motorbikes, cars, and coal-fired brick factories contribute to the poor air quality.
This combination of smoke, traffic pollution, and industrial emissions has created a smog cloud so vast it can be seen far beyond Earth’s surface, highlighting the serious impact of pollution on people’s daily lives and health.
very interesting
I loved reading it because, I never knew that maybe chocolate might be gone in the future!
save the chocolate…
I enjoyed this reading because
it show what climate changes does!!
they might have to move most chocolate into a colder place, since the climate clock is getting low
so temperature might get higher.
i love chocolate
I’m allergic to dairy, but this makes me sad for my best friends all around NZ (don’t think it’s weird because I actually do). And my chocolate loving cousin, her name is Dana (I’m from South Korea and she told me how to spell her name in Korean but its not pronounced like Dana).
I know that there are chocolate lovers around the world so, poor them or if you like chocolate poor you (even though I’m allergic to dairy, or to make it easy dairy products: cheese, milk, butter etc).