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Since early November high levels of air pollution have been affecting the Indo-Gangetic Plain. Our #CopernicusAtmosphere data shows how high concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5 have been accumulating from north-eastern Pakistan and across northern India to Bangladesh. Air pollution episodes like this are common in the region at this time of year, due to the particular orography, atmospheric circulation and crop residue fires. However, the current situation is exceptional and considered hazardous to health: During many periods between 10 and 20 November, CAMS data showed concentrations of PM2.5 exceeding 300 µg/m³ across large parts of the region. The World Health Organization recommends targets of 15 µg/m³ daily and 5 µg/m³ annual mean concentrations not to be exceeded. Read our latest article for all the details: https://lnkd.in/eXx99q_X
Here is one of the many solutions: https://chuk.in/ ... instead of burnning the waste this company turns sugar cane waste in India (right in place) into table ware. Quite interesting since we are about to forbidd single use plastic #waste. their products are even compostable. The solutions are there. Anytime you post about the exaust, it´s also good to give a few examples for change to MORE "leads" of readers getting turned into people empowered with that spark of know how that turns a doomsday message into a ray of hope with EXISTING approaches. :) Happy #monday anyone :) #generationrestoration #inspire #motivate
It’s alarming to see how widespread and hazardous the air pollution is in this region right now.
Very informative
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Interesting Copernicus ECMWF
Insightful Copernicus ECMWF
building WE AID with my team – It always seems impossible until it´s done (Nelson Mandela) - Let´s do this, let´s do good.
2moA solution could be to train farmers in circular economy approaches - and show them cycles for their "waste" as ressource. Just like we have high tech products from straw and agriculture waste already (think of the paper crisis and already existing solutions like cool papers made from agriculture waste or plantbeased leather made from fruit waste such as pineapple and apple). Inforadio of RBB also had a report on this recently in german language (without the circular economy approach but "only" focussing on the air pollution caused by an "out of time" tradition. #circulareconomy #airpollution #generationrestoration #reuse #recycle