Sunlight cannot help clear the thick fog in Hanoi. According to experts, air pollution makes the fog so thick, IQAir ranks Hanoi as the second most polluted city in the world .
According to the IQAir air quality index application, at 10am - near noon, Hanoi was still at the second most polluted level in the world with AQI 288, only after Sarajevo - the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
The sun was high in the sky but could not clear the layer of smog caused by air pollution.
Air pollution in Vietnam is determined by four major groups of causes: traffic activities, industrial production - craft villages, construction activities and civil activities such as burning garbage, straw, and votive paper.
Duong Noi urban area was covered in fog at 10am this morning.
Cau Giay district area.
Trung Kinh route on the morning of January 2.
Due to unfavorable weather combined with large sources of emissions, air pollution has become increasingly serious in recent days, not only in Hanoi but also in the entire North.
In addition to Hanoi, Thai Nguyen, Bac Giang provinces and the Red River Delta provinces have very high air pollution indexes.
To Huu Street at 10:30 am.
Hanoi's pollution level this morning even surpassed that of capital cities that are always at the top of the list, such as Delhi, India, or Karachi, Pakistan.
The Ministry of Health recommends that when the air quality index is at the purple threshold (AQI index at 201 - 300), people should avoid outdoor activities for long periods of time or participating in strenuous physical activities.
To help reduce air pollution, people should actively use green means of transport such as electric cars and public transport, not burn garbage or straw, limit the burning of votive paper, and increase tree planting around the living area.
Le Minh - Khong Chi
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