[:ja]NASAの地球観測衛星Aquaが撮影した北インドのスモッグです。
11月上旬、インドの首都ニューデリーは濃いスモッグに覆われ、近年で最悪レベルの大気汚染に見舞われました。政治家らが危機対策を怠ったとして互いに非難し合う中、ニューデリーの空港では、視界が非常に悪くなり、37便が目的地を変更し、多数の出発便や到着便に遅延が発生しました。人口2000万人以上を抱える巨大都市のニューデリーは、毎年冬になると、自動車の排ガスや工場の排煙、近隣地域の農地で刈り株を燃やす野焼きの煙による有害なスモッグに覆われます。
地上の様子はこちらです。
参考文献： Haze Smothers Northern India (NASA Earth Observatory)
地球俯瞰画像を見る： LiVEARTH
[Earthview Wonders] No.894: Haze in Northern India🇮🇳
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured hazardous smog of northern India.
In many areas of Delhi air quality deteriorated into the “hazardous” category, with the potential to cause respiratory illnesses. Low visibility caused more than 30 flights to be diverted on Nov.3. Schools in Delhi have been ordered to close for 3 days, and construction has been halted. A major factor behind the high pollution levels at this time of year is farmers in neighbouring states burning crop stubble to clear their fields.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Haze Smothers Northern India (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:en][Earthview Wonders] No.894: Haze in Northern India🇮🇳
NASA’s Aqua satellite captured hazardous smog of northern India.
In many areas of Delhi air quality deteriorated into the “hazardous” category, with the potential to cause respiratory illnesses. Low visibility caused more than 30 flights to be diverted on Nov.3. Schools in Delhi have been ordered to close for 3 days, and construction has been halted. A major factor behind the high pollution levels at this time of year is farmers in neighbouring states burning crop stubble to clear their fields.
The local scenery on the ground is as follows.
Reference: Haze Smothers Northern India (NASA Earth Observatory)
See earthview photo gallery: LiVEARTH[:]