Today, millions of Indians in north India awoke to toxic air following the celebration of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. India's capital, New Delhi, was covered in a thick haze, with a pollution level of over 9 times the "safe" amount of pollution put forth by the World Health Organization. It's been suggested that the use of firecrackers for Diwali is a part of the cause, only being accented by the time of year, where farmers burn agricultural waste, coal-fired power plants are in full swing, traffic is heightened, and there's not much wind.
Stuart Elliot
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/15/india/toxic-smog-diwali-intl/index.html
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