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#12871973

17 October 2025

Smoke billows from a residential area in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as a thin layer of smog shrouds the atmosphere of the bowl-shaped valley, with the Air Quality Index measuring above 100. The average readings of Kathmandu's pollution exceed annual average concentrations of PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3, while 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15 ug/m3 more than 3-4 days per year, as prescribed by the World Health Organization. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (solid or liquid droplets) in the air less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. It is among the most dangerous pollutants that can get past the nose and throat to penetrate the lungs and even the bloodstream. PM2.5 particles are small and are also likely to stay suspended in the air for long, increasing the chances of people inhaling them. According to Nepal's Environmental Protection Agency's air quality index, an air quality reading of 151-200 is considered unhealthy, causing everyone to experience problems and sensitive groups to feel more severe effects. When air quality reaches 201-300, it is considered a very unhealthy level, and health risks increase for everyone in the area. When it crosses 300, it becomes hazardous, meaning that the air is of extremely poor quality and poses serious health risks to everyone.

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#12871974

17 October 2025

Smoke billows from a residential area in Kathmandu, Nepal, on October 17, 2025, as a thin layer of smog shrouds the atmosphere of the bowl-shaped valley, with the Air Quality Index measuring above 100. The average readings of Kathmandu's pollution exceed annual average concentrations of PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3, while 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15 ug/m3 more than 3 to 4 days per year, as prescribed by the World Health Organization. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (solid or liquid droplets) in the air less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. It is among the most dangerous pollutants that can get past the nose and throat to penetrate the lungs and even the bloodstream. PM2.5 particles are small and are also likely to stay suspended in the air for long, increasing the chances of people inhaling them. According to Nepal's Environmental Protection Agency's air quality index, an air quality reading of 151-200 is considered unhealthy, causing everyone to experience problems and sensitive groups to feel more severe effects. When air quality reaches 201-300, it is considered a very unhealthy level, and health risks increase for everyone in the area. When it crosses 300, it becomes hazardous, meaning that the air is of extremely poor quality and poses serious health risks to everyone.

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#12871970

17 October 2025

A portion of Kathmandu, Nepal, is covered by a thin layer of smog that shrouds the atmosphere of the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley on October 17, 2025, with the Air Quality Index measuring above 100. The average readings of Kathmandu's pollution exceed the annual average concentrations of PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3, while 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15 ug/m3 more than 3-4 days per year, as prescribed by the World Health Organization. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (solid or liquid droplets) in the air less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. It is among the most dangerous pollutants that can get past the nose and throat to penetrate the lungs and even the bloodstream. PM2.5 particles are small and are also likely to stay suspended in the air for long, increasing the chances of people inhaling them. According to Nepal's Environmental Protection Agency's air quality index, an air quality reading of 151-200 is considered unhealthy, causing everyone to experience problems and sensitive groups to feel more severe effects. When air quality reaches 201-300, it is considered a very unhealthy level, and health risks increase for everyone in the area. When it crosses 300, it becomes hazardous, meaning that the air is of extremely poor quality and poses serious health risks to everyone.

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#12871975

17 October 2025

A portion of Kathmandu, Nepal, is covered by a thin layer of smog that shrouds the atmosphere of the bowl-shaped Kathmandu Valley on October 17, 2025, with the Air Quality Index measuring above 100. The average readings of Kathmandu's pollution exceed the annual average concentrations of PM2.5 of 5 ug/m3, while 24-hour average exposures should not exceed 15 ug/m3 more than 3-4 days per year, as prescribed by the World Health Organization. PM2.5 refers to particulate matter (solid or liquid droplets) in the air less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter. It is among the most dangerous pollutants that can get past the nose and throat to penetrate the lungs and even the bloodstream. PM2.5 particles are small and are also likely to stay suspended in the air for long, increasing the chances of people inhaling them. According to Nepal's Environmental Protection Agency's air quality index, an air quality reading of 151-200 is considered unhealthy, causing everyone to experience problems and sensitive groups to feel more severe effects. When air quality reaches 201-300, it is considered a very unhealthy level, and health risks increase for everyone in the area. When it crosses 300, it becomes hazardous, meaning that the air is of extremely poor quality and poses serious health risks to everyone.

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#12585784

25 July 2025

A tree-lined pedestrian zone along Nollendorfstrasse in the Schoeneberg district features Gruenderzeit-era apartment buildings and cobblestone paving under a dense green canopy, forming part of the city's climate-adaptive urban structure for heat protection in Berlin, Germany, on July 21, 2025.

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#12585785

25 July 2025

A tree-lined pedestrian zone along Nollendorfstrasse in the Schoeneberg district features Gruenderzeit-era apartment buildings and cobblestone paving under a dense green canopy, forming part of the city's climate-adaptive urban structure for heat protection in Berlin, Germany, on July 21, 2025.

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#12536870

7 July 2025

A couple, with the man wearing military clothes, sits closely by the stream in the English Garden in Munich, Bavaria, Germany, on July 6, 2025.

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#12364002

14 May 2025

A GLS courier van parks near a pedestrian crossing in the city center of Prague, Czech Republic, on May 12, 2025. A woman with a beverage walks nearby, and several traffic and parking signs are visible around the delivery area.

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#12254170

12 April 2025

A Deutsche Post employee cycles a yellow postal bicycle past the entrance of a business in Munich, Germany, on April 9, 2025. A concrete transport truck is visible in a narrow driveway between buildings.

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#12180751

21 March 2025

Food delivery workers on bikes wait for the green light in Warsaw, Poland, on March 21, 2025.

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#12117920

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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#12117921

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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#12117922

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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#12117923

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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#12117924

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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#12117925

3 March 2025

Rolling suitcases on cobblestones make a lot of noise. Tourists in the old city of Freiburg im Breisgau, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, on February 23, 2025, experience this. Meanwhile, European tourist cities ban tourists from rolling their suitcases over cobblestones because the resulting noise apparently annoys local residents.

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