For the first time after World War 2, the Himalayan Ranges are visible from 230 Km away due to less pollution in lockdown!

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mahlerific on April 4th, 2020 at 06:34 UTC »

We're having the same experience in Yerevan, Armenia. Though you can see mountains all around the city on good days, now you can see even farther into Turkey and Iran. Every crag on the mountains around us is now clearer than ever.

Edit: By popular demand, here are some pics from today - https://m.imgur.com/a/ySvA3in. I also threw in a picture of Ararat from a few days ago, since clouds are obscuring the summit right now. It's incredible; we could see clear to the other side of the country for the first time, in addition to all the way up to the base of Ararat. It's hard to put into pictures how massive these mountains are and how depressing it is that you can't see them for so much of the year.

fatdutchies on April 4th, 2020 at 08:48 UTC »

I'm stuck in Kathmandu right now and it's actually amazing how much the normal dust pollution has gone down ,its like everyday is a clear beautiful day

MendicantBias42 on April 4th, 2020 at 11:13 UTC »

Ah, covid-19 improved the render distance.