Utah State University: Researchers Track Origins of Toxic Catastrophe in the Himalayas
January 11, 2022
January 11, 2022
LOGAN, Utah, Jan. 11 (TNSJou) -- Utah State University issued the following news on Jan. 10, 2022:
By Lynnette Harris
When a toxic blanket of polluted air settled over Kathmandu in November of 2020, the source of the pollution seemed obvious: In preparation for the wheat-growing season, farmers in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame to clear out the root-bound stems left over from the rice harvest, and prevailing winds often carry th . . .
By Lynnette Harris
When a toxic blanket of polluted air settled over Kathmandu in November of 2020, the source of the pollution seemed obvious: In preparation for the wheat-growing season, farmers in the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana set their fields aflame to clear out the root-bound stems left over from the rice harvest, and prevailing winds often carry th . . .