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Lahore’s air pollution a year-round problem, worsened by winter and agricultural burning: report
LAHORE: Lahore’s fine particulate matter pollution remained above Pakistan’s prescribed standards for the past 12 months, including the relatively cleaner summer months, indicating that the city’s air pollution remained a year-round problem intensified by winter weather and seasonal agricultural burning, according to an analysis. The report, titled ‘Lahore’s smog: The year-round baseline, and what changes in October ’, was released by the environmental monitoring project ‘Hamari Hawa’ on November 2 and prepared by its founder, Hammad Tariq. It drew on ground-monitoring data, satellite observat