SOLUTIONS TO THE POLLUTION
OTHER FACTS OR CONTRIBUTIONS TO AIR POLLUTION
Although many people think of Beijing when they are asked about polluted cities, Ahwaz is actually three times more polluted than Beijing. The visibility in Iran can get below 3 feet at times, and conditions of this severity create problems for all parts of the city. Walking to a destination is difficult let alone driving, and avoiding inhalation of the dust and pollution is a great challenge. Particulate matter, such as dust, can be kicked up and create huge dust storms with magnitudes that could be seen by the entire country, if the visibility in that part of Iran was good enough to get a glance. Below is a video of a large sand storm that hit south-western Iran, and you can easily see how the visibility anywhere in the storm must be close to zero.