Editorial photo #11730546 Environmental Issue
Pollution Level Increases In Kathmandu, Nepal.
Kathmandu Valley is shrouded under a thick blanket of polluted smog as the pollution level rises in the bowl-shaped valley in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 2, 2024. 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)