Environmental Contingence: It's the cars that will not run on Thursday in the Valley of Mexico

The high levels of pollution in the metropolitan area of ​​the Valley of Mexico they remain so the extraordinary environmental contingency remains. For such reason, Thursday, it will be doubled again today. No diffusion in the Mexican capital.

This is the fifth consecutive day that the stations where they measure the air quality index are recording high levels of PM 2.5 and ozone, and this is the third day that the environmental contingency is important. . The measures to reduce gaseous pollutants and protect the population have increased.

Thursday, the traffic of the vehicles carrying the hologram 2 will be suspended, hologram 1 with end of the plates PAR and cars with green exfoliation, termination of the plates 1 and 2. cars without verification hologram or registration plates consisting of letters they will have permission to transit.

Are exempt from this provision vehicles with zero or zero double hologram, but those with license plates from other entities or from abroad, as well as those with a tourist pbad without hologram are included in the list of non-circulating cars.

Double Hoy No Circula will be applied from 17:00 to 22:00.

The Megacity Environmental Commission (CAME) has also published recommendations to protect the health of the population. In addition to suggesting not participating in outdoor activities, drinking at least 1.5 liters of water a day and not smoking, scheduled sporting events were suspended until air quality improves.

The match between América and León changed day and seat to achieve. Originally, it would be played this Wednesday at 7:30 pm at Estadio Azteca, but it was postponed until Thursday, May 16th at 8:30 pm at the Corregidora Stadium in Querétaro.

The Ministry of Public Education decided to suspend the courses in the basic schools of the metropolitan area, at least Thursday.

It is possible that poor air quality will begin to decrease from this Wednesday, as light rains are expected in some areas of Mexico City. It is also estimated that there are windy currents coming from the west that range from 15 to 30 kilometers to the hour, or even 40 kilometers to the hour. Both Climatic factors will contribute to the dispersion of pollution.

On May 15, the tropical cyclone season began in the Pacific Ocean, a phenomenon that coincides with the onset of the rains in Mexico City. So the the points of the air quality index can be reduced considerably in the next few days.