Can climate stripes change the way we think about air pollution?
GuardianSep 05, 2024
Due to record high air pollution, touching 1900 in the air quality index (AQI), Pakistan's second-largest city, Lahore, closed its elementary schools for a week and issued work-from-home mandates.Due to record high air pollution, Pakistan's second-largest city, Lahore, closed its elementary schools for a week and issued work-from-home orders.
Lahore made the list of the world's most polluted cities for the second time on Sunday. The city's "green lockdown" policy involved banning engine-powered rickshaws and sellers using unfiltered grills.
Since last month, hazardous gray smog has affected tens of thousands of people with respiratory and other ailments, primarily children and the elderly, as air quality in Lahore deteriorated. Over the weekend, the city's air quality index hit 1,000.Since last month, hazardous gray smog has affected tens of thousands of people with respiratory and other ailments — primarily children and the elderly — as air quality in Lahore deteriorated.
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