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This causes illness and deaths from air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant cause of climate change through emission of carbon dioxide. [3] [4] Within the transport sector, road transport is the largest contributor to climate change. [3]
A recent study from 2022 shows that the primary cause of pollution in Lahore is from traffic-related PM (both exhausts and non exhaust sources). [89] Air quality in the Punjab, Pakistan deteriorates markedly during the post- monsoon to winter transition, driven by shifts in weather patterns like alterations in wind, temperature, and boundary ...
When weather conditions block the dispersal of smoke and other pollutants they concentrate and form a usually low-hanging shroud that impairs visibility and may become a respiratory health threat if excessively inhaled. Industrial pollution can result in dense haze, which is known as smog.
Climate-driven extreme weather conditions, such as droughts and intense precipitation, may be accelerating the pace at which toxic nitrates are polluting groundwater, a recent study has found.
To evaluate how traffic air pollution affects people, the researchers sent people on two-hour trips along Seattle thoroughfares, including Interstate 5. The vehicle was equipped with a more ...
A storm hit the United Arab Emirates and Oman this week bringing record rainfall that flooded highways, inundated houses, grid-locked traffic and trapped people in their homes. At least 20 people ...
As demand approaches the capacity of a road (or of the intersections along the road), extreme traffic congestion sets in. When vehicles are fully stopped for periods of time, this is known as a traffic jam [3] [4] or (informally) a traffic snarl-up [5] [6] or a tailback. [7] Drivers can become frustrated and engage in road rage. Drivers and ...
This is particularly problematic for the economic heart of the country. Traffic congestion, lack of rainfall aggravates this problem. [5] However, it is believed that the bad weather is not the main reason, but only other stressors such as the population of the capital and also the number of cars are increasing at a very high speed.