{"id":209506,"date":"2024-11-26T15:10:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/noticias\/air-pollution-in-new-delhi-has-reached-alarming-levels\/"},"modified":"2024-11-26T15:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T19:32:10","slug":"air-pollution-in-new-delhi-has-reached-alarming-levels","status":"publish","type":"noticias","link":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/air-pollution-in-new-delhi-has-reached-alarming-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"Air pollution in New Delhi has reached alarming levels"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>India&#8217;s capital is facing an alarming environmental situation. According to the bulletin of the environmental agency SAFAR, <strong>New Delhi<\/strong> <strong>recorded an AQI index of 318, classifying it as &#8220;Very Bad&#8221;<\/strong> . This level puts the health of millions of residents at risk due to the high concentration of fine particles and smog.  <\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New Delhi has the worst air quality<\/h2>\n\n<p>According to the latest SAFAR report, <strong>Delhi faces the worst air quality<\/strong> among the major cities monitored, with a \u201cVery Poor\u201d rating. In contrast, Pune and Mumbai have more moderate conditions, rated as \u201cModerate\u201d and \u201cPoor\u201d respectively, while Ahmedabad stands out with \u201cSatisfactory\u201d air quality, the healthiest of the four. <\/p>\n\n<p>The assessment scale, which ranges from \u201cGood\u201d to \u201cSevere,\u201d places Delhi dangerously close to the most critical category. The data highlights regional disparities and reinforces the urgency of tackling pollution in the Indian capital. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Pollution index of India's capital\" class=\"wp-image-209454\" style=\"width:783px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/La-capital-de-India-enfrenta-una-grave-contaminacion-del-aire.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The condition of New Delhi is considered &#8220;Very Bad&#8221;. Source: SAFAR   <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Air pollution in India&#8217;s capital could worsen<\/h2>\n\n<p>Conditions are expected to worsen over the next few days. <strong>Air quality is likely to reach the \u201cSevere\u201d category<\/strong> , especially on November 28, when the ventilation rate and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/iberdrola-medicion-del-viento-en-sus-parques\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"206364\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wind speed<\/a><\/strong> will be insufficient to disperse pollutants. Moderate fog is also expected, which could reduce visibility in the city and at Palam and Safdarjung airports. <\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"Moderate fog is expected in the Indian capital. Source: shutterstock\" class=\"wp-image-209477\" style=\"width:644px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-768x432.webp 768w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-1536x864.webp 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada-624x351.webp 624w, https:\/\/cdn.inspenet.com\/capital-de-india-contaminada.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Episodes of moderate fog are expected. Source: shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Meteorological analysis indicates an increase in the mixing depth, reaching up to 1,950 metres on 25 November, before gradually decreasing. However, this variation will not be enough to alleviate the situation, as the combination of weak winds and low temperatures aggravates the accumulation of pollution. <\/p>\n\n<p>SAFAR has issued recommendations to limit outdoor activities and strengthen measures against <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/news\/nasa-and-epa-atmospheric-pollution-by-no2\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"177644\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">pollution<\/a><\/strong> . In parallel, the authorities are working on emergency measures to mitigate the impact on the population, which is facing one of the most severe environmental crises in recent years. <\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Follow us on social networks and don&#8217;t miss any of our publications!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@inspenet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">LinkedIn<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/inspenet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Inspenetnetwork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@inspenet?_t=8qqIL6dRGNR&amp;_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TikTok<\/a><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Source and internal photo:<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ews.tropmet.res.in\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">SAFAR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p><strong>Main photo: shutterstock  <\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The level of contamination is 50 times higher than the safe limit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8403,"featured_media":209453,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categoria_noticias":[13068,13032],"etiqueta_noticias":[],"class_list":["post-209506","noticias","type-noticias","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","categoria_noticias-environment","categoria_noticias-management"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/209506","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/noticias"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8403"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=209506"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/noticias\/209506\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/209453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=209506"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"categoria_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categoria_noticias?post=209506"},{"taxonomy":"etiqueta_noticias","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inspenet.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/etiqueta_noticias?post=209506"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}