As the Hindu festival of Diwali kicks off on 10 November, the Indian capital of Delhi, already blanketed in choking smog, is bracing for pollution to worsen.
As the Hindu festival of Diwali kicks off on 10 November, the Indian capital of Delhi , already blanketed in choking smog, is bracing for pollution to worsen. Over the past week, children struggling to breath the acrid air have Since 3 November, the air quality index (AQI) — a measure of eight pollutants, including fine particulate matter, ozone and sulfur dioxide — in Delhi has remained consistently above 99. Anything above 150 is classified as unhealthy.
On 6 November, the AQI surpassed 500, the top of the scale.) — which can enter the bloodstream, leading to poor health — remained above 200 micrograms per cubic metre between 3 November and 9 Novembe
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