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Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit | Records 999 AQI on Nov 2. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Yep. This pretty much happens every year. Oct to November.

Pollution is a huge problem in this country. Few take it seriously because for most people, life here is all about earning enough to eat and make it to tomorrow.

Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit | Records 999 AQI on Nov 2. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

The air quality in Delhi is usually around 150-250. (Quite horrible as it is)

This huge spike in AQI is caused by unregulated stubble burning in the neighbouring states. Farmers harvest rice and burn the leftovers so that they can hurry up and plant the next crop.

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Delhi air pollution spikes to 100 times WHO health limit | Records 999 AQI on Nov 2. (www.theguardian.com)
Many people I know are out here making babies or making money... I'm out here making dirt. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Then they are making compost too (eventually) 😆

A loadium of sodium: why are sodium-ion batteries exciting? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

🙏 Please. They found Lithium in the Himalayas and want to mine. It is going to be an ecological disaster.