Smog in New Delhi, India, reached hazardous levels late last week, as the air quality index hit over 400 on multiple days—10 times the World Health Organization's target level. Many schools, factories, and construction sites closed Friday out of health concerns.
India regularly tops the list of most polluted countries due to a mix of geographic- and
human-caused factors. Cool, windless days in winter exacerbate the
country's greenhouse gas emissions, with cold air keeping particulates
close to the ground. On top of vehicular, industrial, and energy
pollutants, annual agricultural burnings in the country's north—a
practice meant to speed up the clearing of ground to plant winter
crops—compound the area's poor air quality. An estimated 1.6 million people die every year in India due to complications from air pollution.
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India needs to totally go green it it will choke itself to death.
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