Tashkent, Uzbekistan woke up to hazardous air again today, with pollution in some districts reaching very unhealthy levels, according to Tashkent_Land.
Tashkent, Uzbekistan woke up to hazardous air again today, with pollution in some districts reaching very unhealthy levels, according to Tashkent_Land.
The capital has now spent a second day under a thick haze. The forecast is dry, with no rain, wind of 3 to 8 metres per second, and temperatures of 20 to 22 degrees, so there is little to clear it.
Social media clips from the regions show fields and plant waste still being burned, which Tashkent_Land points to as one likely cause of the worsening air in the capital.
It is a seasonal pattern Tashkent knows well: autumn burning plus still air equals a city breathing smoke. The question is enforcement, and whether field burning is actually stopped rather than just filmed.
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