'Severe' toxic smog blankets Delhi, shuttering schools - ABC News
21 hours ago · A man visits the Lodhi gardens on a cold smoggy morning in New Delhi on Nov. 18, 2024. LONDON -- Residents of Delhi woke up to a thick blanket of toxic smog, prompting the city to cancel in-person ...
'A medical emergency': India's north shrouded in toxic smog
21 hours ago · 1:17. Toxic smog engulfed much of northern India on Monday and pollution readings in New Delhi hit their highest of this pre-winter season, after dense fog overnight. Visibility dropped to about ...
Emergency Declared as Smog Chokes Parts of India and Pakistan
1 day ago · By Yan Zhuang. Nov. 18, 2024 Updated 3:07 a.m. ET. The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged people to stay indoors as toxic smog, which has plagued neighboring Pakistan for weeks ...
Delhi Shrouded in Crippling Smog, Schools Shut: 'Apocalyptic'
1 day ago · An office worker walks wearing a face mask amid a thick layer of smog as air pollution shoots up in New Delhi, India, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024. Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted ...
Toxic smog in Pakistan is so bad you can see it from space
Nov 11, 2024 · Record-breaking levels of thick, toxic smog that have shrouded eastern Pakistan and northern India since last month can be seen in striking satellite imagery.
Delhi shuts schools, bans construction as pollution levels hit new …
1 day ago · The smog, a toxic blend of smoke and fog, happens each year in winter as cold air traps dust, emissions, and smoke from illegal farm fires in some surrounding states.
India’s capital chokes as air pollution ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · NEW DELHI (AP) — Authorities in India’s capital shut schools, halted construction and banned non-essential trucks from entering the city on Monday after air pollution shot up to its worst level this season. Residents of New Delhi woke up to thick, toxic smog enveloping the city of some 33 million as the air quality became increasingly ...
New Delhi shrouded in toxic smog as pollution reading breaks …
1 day ago · 18 Nov 2024. A thick blanket of toxic smog has engulfed most parts of northern India and readings of air quality in the capital New Delhi hit their highest this year after dense fog overnight. The ...
Delhi air pollution levels at 'severe plus', authorities say - BBC
1 day ago · Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog. Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality ...
Schools shut in India's New Delhi as toxic smog exceeds 60 times …
1 day ago · Schools in New Delhi were closed Monday as toxic smog enveloped the Indian capital and exceeded the daily limit set out by the World Health Organization by 60 times. The polluted air is thought to ...