For years, northern India — especially New Delhi — has been battling air pollution with levels hitting the hazardous mark during the winter season. Now, during a nationwide coronavirus lockdown, air pollution in the region has dropped to a 20-year low.
For years, northern India — especially the capital New Delhi — has been battling air pollution with levels hitting the hazardous mark during the winter season.
In a series of maps, NASA plotted the aerosol levels in northern India during the same six-day period of March 31 to April 5 from 2016 to 2020. According to the report:"AOD levels in northern India at the beginning of April were significantly below the norm for this time of year and the lowest in 20 years of MODIS observations. Ground observation stations in India have also reported a decrease in particle pollution in the region".
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