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Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution

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NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the…

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  1. Deutsche Welle

    India: Delhi chokes on most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Delhi was ranked as the world's most polluted major city on the eve of Diwali. Delhi's air pollution is expected to get worse in the coming days. DW has more.

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    A thick blanket of smog has shrouded India’s capital after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations

  3. Independent Journal Review

    Delhi PM2.5 Nears 59 Times WHO Limit (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    Diwali fireworks worsened New Delhi’s already dangerous pollution, with PM2.5 reaching nearly 59 times the WHO daily guideline and many monitors recording severe air quality as smoke and fog reduced visibility.

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Indian capital chokes with pollution after Diwali fireworks (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Toxic air in parts of India's capital New Delhi soared to more than 58 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily limit Monday, after fireworks for the Hindu festival of Diwali, air monitor data showed.

  5. Al Jazeera

    Smog blankets New Delhi as Diwali firecrackers worsen air quality (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Air quality in Indian capital reaches severe levels, posing heightened health risks for more than 30 million residents.

  6. Bloomberg

    India’s Capital Chokes on Diwali Smog as Data Blip Masks Crisis (opens Bloomberg)

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    India’s capital New Delhi was shrouded in thick, choking haze as pollution surged to hazardous levels on Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights marked by oil lamps and fireworks.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    India news: Delhi air quality level 'severe' after Diwali (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Illegal fireworks during Diwali celebrations have impacted New Delhi's air quality level. DW has the latest.

  8. WFMZ Allentown

    Thick smog shrouds New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers add to seasonal pollution (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the…

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