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Posts by Qianggong Zhang

2 July 2025
Kathmandu's pre-monsoon air pollution: Propelled by regional emissions, exacerbated by local meteorological conditions

Every year, in the pre-monsoon season (March - May), the Kathmandu valley experiences a double burden of exposure to high levels of forest fire (smoke) and air pollution. This year, too, was no different with the situation escalating toward its worst during the last week of March and the beginning of April.

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