New Delhi, Nov 18, 2024 (AFP) - Toxic smog in Indian capital more than 60 times WHO limit: monitor

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2024-11-18

Residents of India's capital New Delhi choked in a blanketing toxic smog Monday as worsening air pollution surged past 60 times the World Health Organization's recommended daily maximum. The level of deadly PM2.5 pollutants -- fine particulate matter in the air that causes the most damage to health -- peaked at 907 on Monday morning, according to IQAir pollution monitors, with a reading above 15 in a 24-hour period considered unhealthy by the WHO......

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