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It always was bad. Certain parts of the city you simply could not visit. You would constantly cough, some sort of nitrous compounds I think. The only time you could go out running was around 4am. Packs of wilds dogs ruled the streets during the early hours. Running with an ice axe made it safer...
It's one thing to read about it but it was such a nightmare to actually live in Delhi. My eyes were constantly watery and some of my friends actually had trouble breathing. Last I went there the Delhi govt was using fire brigades to sprinkle water on trees in an effort to reduce it. Though my eyes had started burning within hours of landing. Maybe it was psychological. I am so much happier having moved to another par…
I assure you it's not. My region of the world, previously covered in PMs of every size each winter, is weirdly clean this year.
The difference is palatable. As in, smog of this level normally leaves an actual aftertaste.
What do US farmers do with the plant stubbles? Just till them back into the soil?
https://regenerationinternational.org/2018/06/24/no-till-far...
From airnow.gov
Daily AQI Color Levels of Concern Values of Index
Green Good 0 to 50
Yellow Moderate 51 to 100
Orange Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 101 to 150
Red Unhealthy 151 to 200
Farmers burning their fields, again. Some of the reasons it's done (in many places) are discussed here: https://www.researchgate.net/post/Bush_burning_before_planti... Alternatives are discussed here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/08/black-carbon-environm...
It always was bad. Certain parts of the city you simply could not visit. You would constantly cough, some sort of nitrous compounds I think. The only time you could go out running was around 4am. Packs of wilds dogs ruled the streets during the early hours. Running with an ice axe made it safer...
I have an amusing image in my head of going into a shop in Delhi and asking for an ice axe.
What do US farmers do with the plant stubbles? Just till them back into the soil?
Yes although there is a growing movement towards “no till” farming where you just plant right on top of the old. https://regenerationinternational.org/2018/06/24/no-till-far...
What’s the benefit of no till farming?
I consider my respiratory system to be pretty healthy - I don't have breathing difficulties or sinusitis or any allergies - but it was so difficult visiting Delhi in February this year, which is not even the peak pollution month. I have no idea why some tech companies are still there.
They are all in the suburbs in gurgaon , not in delhi per se, and for a very interesting reason: Gurgaon was the first city in India which allowed women to work night shift as long as the companies could guarantee their safety. This caused a boom in call center business and also their infamous "company vans" business shuttling call center employees from their home to office 24x7.
> he air quality index in the city hit 500 – the highest the measurement will go and 100 times the limit deemed to be healthy by the World Health Organisation (WHO) From airnow.gov Daily AQI Color Levels of Concern Values of Index Green Good 0 to 50 Yellow Moderate 51 to 100 Orange Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups 101 to 150 Red Unhealthy 151 to 200 So it is 10 times the recommendation
I love when these things have a "to".