In Autumn, farmers from northern India burn their fields for the next season but crop burning increases air pollution in the region every year.
The air pollutions crisis in the region has caused a new controversy between Pakistan and India who both use crop burning but accuse the other country to pollute them.
Pakistan government thinks that toxic air is going through Indian borders to Lahore.
The Minister of State for Climate Change showed a NASA satellite image to prove their accusations.
To respond an Indian politician put the blame on the neighbouring country without evidence.
But who should be believed?
Recent NASA data show a heavy concentration of fires between Delhi and Lahore, higher than the last two years.
So, it’s likely that Lahore has been affected by India’s pollution.
However, according to the US Rand Corporation, it depends on factors like the wind or the timing of crop burning. This time, the wind blew on India rather than Pakistan.
Moreover, it’s difficult to prove the India’s impact because there is many others sources of pollution like the industrial waste, vehicle emissions…
Anyway, they are both polluting their air and they both can affect their neighbours.
Pakistan government thinks that toxic air is going through Indian borders to Lahore.
The Minister of State for Climate Change showed a NASA satellite image to prove their accusations.
To respond an Indian politician put the blame on the neighbouring country without evidence.
But who should be believed?
Recent NASA data show a heavy concentration of fires between Delhi and Lahore, higher than the last two years.
So, it’s likely that Lahore has been affected by India’s pollution.
However, according to the US Rand Corporation, it depends on factors like the wind or the timing of crop burning. This time, the wind blew on India rather than Pakistan.
Moreover, it’s difficult to prove the India’s impact because there is many others sources of pollution like the industrial waste, vehicle emissions…
Anyway, they are both polluting their air and they both can affect their neighbours.
Qui pollue qui ?
En automne, les agriculteurs du nord de l’Inde brûlent leurs champs pour la prochaine saison. Brûler les chaumes augmente la pollution de l’air dans toute la région tous les ans. La situation a causé un nouveau désaccord politique entre le Pakistan et l’Inde qui utilisent tous deux cette technique mais accusent l’autre pays de polluer.
Le Pakistan pense que l’air toxique traverse les frontières indiennes jusqu’à Lahore.
Le ministre de l’environnement a montré une image satellite de la NASA pour prouver leurs accusations. Pour réponse, un politicien indien a rejeté la faute sur les pays voisins sans preuves de ses avancements.
Mais qui doit-on croire ?
De récentes données de la NASA montre une haute concentration de feux entre Dehli et Lahore, plus élevée que les deux dernières années.
Cependant, cela dépend de bien d’autres facteurs tel que le vent ou la période de brûlement des résidus pour la US rand corporation.
Cette fois le vent aurait soufflé vers le sud de l’Inde plus que vers le Pakistan.
De plus, il est difficile de prouver l’origine de la pollution en Inde car il existe de nombreuses autres causes comme les déchets industriels ou les émissions de véhicules.
De toute manière, ils polluent tout deux et peuvent tout deux affecter leur voisin.
Eva C.
