Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

Toxic smog smothering India's capital smashes WHO limit

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New Delhi (AFP) Nov 13, 2024

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Wednesday as worsening air pollution surged past 50 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. Cooler temperatures and slow-moving winds trap deadly pollutants. At dawn on Wednesday, "hazardous" pollutant levels in parts of the sprawling urban area of more than 30 million people topped 806 micr

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