Editorial photo #11730541 Environmental Issue
Pollution Level Increases In Kathmandu, Nepal.
Nepalese people use face masks to protect themselves from air pollution on the roads of Kathmandu Valley in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. Kathmandu Valley is shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog with the onset of winter. According to Air Visual, an air quality measuring website, the AQI of Kathmandu crosses the mark of 155, making the national capital hazardous to breathe. (Photo by Sanjit Pariyar/NurPhoto)