Pakistan’s dense smog now even visible from space

Smog has become so much dense in Pakistan that it has started to be seen even from space.

Due to heavy fog and smog, flight operations have been affected while motorways have also been closed for traffic at various places.

The dense and dangerous smog that has spread over eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can also be seen clearly in satellite images.

Satellite images from the US space agency NASA showed so much smog over Lahore and Multan this week that roads and buildings were engulfed in it, and only white fog was visible in the images.

In the report of the American broadcaster CNN, a comparative analysis of two images of the same area has been presented by NASA on August 31, 2024 and November 10, 2024 by tagging the location of Lahore and Delhi by satellite.

In the first satellite image shared by NASA, greenery is clearly visible on the ground in the areas of Delhi and Lahore, while in the second image, only fog is visible.

According to the United Nations, the health of 1.1 million children under the age of 5 in the most affected areas of Pakistan is at risk.

Most of the districts of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa remained in the grip of smog on Monday as well, Lahore was among the most polluted cities in the world and the country at night.

Four flights to Faisalabad and Multan were cancelled, two flights to Islamabad and flights to Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad were landed at 8 alternative airports as flight operations to Lahore were affected by late night fog.