Saturday, November 11, 2017

New Delhi’s ‘gas chamber’ smog is so bad that United Airlines has stopped flying there

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 8, 2017 shows Indian visitors walking through the courtyard of Jama Masjid amid heavy smog in the old quarters of New Delhi. India's capital has reeled under dense smog that has disrupted air and railway services and forced residents to stay indoors or wear protection when they venture outside. The city's poor, by contrast, are often unable to buy suitable protection and unaware of the health dangers of the toxic air. / AFP PHOTO / Sajjad HUSSAIN / To go with the photo package INDIA-POLLUTION-HEALTHSAJJAD HUSSAIN/AFP/Getty Images
NEW DELHI — Citing toxic smog that one official said has turned India’s capital city into a “gas chamber,” United Airlines has canceled flights to New Delhi until the air gets better. At least in United’s eyes, the Indian capital’s smog concerns are on par with environmental disasters like hurricanes and volcanoes — a risk […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/11/new-delhis-gas-chamber-smog-is-so-bad-that-united-airlines-has-stopped-flying-there/
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