World’s Worst Air Pollution Blankets India’s Capital in Smog
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Toxic air shrouded India’s capital for a fourth consecutive day, making it the most polluted city across the planet and underscoring the risks faced by the nation highlighted at the ongoing global climate talks.
The air quality index, or AQI, for New Delhi was at 451 at 9:30 a.m. local time, according to website IQAir, which monitors air pollution around the world. Readings below 50 are considered safe, while anything above 300 is considered hazardous. Levels surged after people violated a ban on bursting firecrackers and stubble burning by farmers spiked in areas adjoining the capital. Some parts of the city recorded levels as high as 627.