Himalayas Seen from India for the First Time in 30 Years Due to Air Pollution Drop

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Himalayas Seen from India for the First Time in 30 Years Due to Air Pollution Drop

April 09, 2020

By Tim Binnall

Residents of a northern region of India were amazed last week when they woke up and realized that parts of the Himalayan mountain range had become visible to them for the first time in decades thanks to a downturn in air pollution brought about by a nation-wide coronavirus lockdown. The remarkable development was reportedly first noticed last Friday when numerous people living in the city of Jalandhar and surrounding areas took to social media to express wonder at what they were seeing.

According to several observers, this was the first time in 30 years that the Himalayas, which are located approximately 100 miles away from the area, were visible to residents of the region. As such, the moment was something of a milestone for many young people who grew up in the area and had never seen the mountain range from that perspective. The reason for the remarkable turn of events is that there has been a precipitous drop in air pollution in India following a coronavirus lockdown which was initiated in late March.

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[FBaggins]

1. More evidence that article titles are frequently written by editors who don't read the reporting

I'm sure that visibility and air quality have improved substantially in the last few weeks... but parts of the Himalayas are in India.

Unless the ten million residents of Uttarakhand are all blind?

[GemDigger]

2. That makes no sense.

If they lived 20 miles away and there was much pollution they wouldn't see it then. If they were 10 miles away with mega pollution, they still wouldn't see it.

I live next to the rockies and I can't see them 5 miles away when it is fire season in CA. I must be blind!

[FBaggins]

3. But you couldn't miss the Rockies if you lived IN the Rockies

The story is about an area of India which is scores of miles from the Himalayas. But the title implies that you can't see the range from India at all... when parts of the range are IN India.

[GemDigger]

4. Sounds like you just want someone to fight with. It ain't me.

[FBaggins]

5. Lol... which of us jumped on the thread just to disagree with another poster?

I commented only on the editor who clearly hadn’t read/understood the article.

[GemDigger]

6. Be safe, stay indoors unless you have to go out.

[hatrack]

10. Reasonbly sure those living in Rishikiesh or Gangotri can see the Himalayas . . . .

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[progree]

7. Los Angeles

Credit: packman https://www.democraticunderground.com/10181344347

Here's another of downtown Los Angeles with the San Gabriel Mountains in the background (I didn't know L.A. was near mountains)

[mahatmakanejeeves]

8. You can go skiing and surfing on the same day. NT

[NNadir]

9. I lived in the LA Basin for four months before I knew it was surrounded by mountains.

This was the early 1970's.

The winter came, it rained on a windy day, and I was shocked to see the mountains.

[msongs]

12. clear days like this are frequent in so cal during the winter storm season. nothing new nt

[Bayard]

11. So what do these gorgeous pictures tell us?

Working from home should be the norm from now on.

[JI7]

13. that we should invest in eco friendly things and change our lives

to be more eco friendly.

working from home could be part of it but also better public transportation .