I remember people talking about the Pea Supers in London back in the day and a quick Google brought up this fact -
The most lethal incidence of Pea Super smog in London occurred in 1952 and resulted in the Clean Air Act 1956
Imagine living in Delhi today and breathing air with a pollution levels of 1,500 when 300 is considered to be hazardous for health by the Word Health Organization (WHO).
Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog.
Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST), according to tech company IQAir - 15 times the level the Word Health Organization (WHO) considers satisfactory for breathing.
The toxic air has disrupted flight services, and had already prompted authorities to shut schools and ban construction work in the city.
It comes just weeks after Lahore, in neighbouring Pakistan, also recorded pollution levels above 1,000.
Full article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wj43vqdlpo
The most lethal incidence of Pea Super smog in London occurred in 1952 and resulted in the Clean Air Act 1956
Imagine living in Delhi today and breathing air with a pollution levels of 1,500 when 300 is considered to be hazardous for health by the Word Health Organization (WHO).
Air pollution in India's capital Delhi has soared to extremely severe levels, choking residents and engulfing the city in thick smog.
Monitors recorded pollution levels of 1,500 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) at 15:00 IST (09:30 BST), according to tech company IQAir - 15 times the level the Word Health Organization (WHO) considers satisfactory for breathing.
The toxic air has disrupted flight services, and had already prompted authorities to shut schools and ban construction work in the city.
It comes just weeks after Lahore, in neighbouring Pakistan, also recorded pollution levels above 1,000.
Full article - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1wj43vqdlpo
