New Delhi smog grows more intense as farm fires rage

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New Delhi smog grows more intense as farm fires rage

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Lee Duna ( @throws_lemy@lemmy.nz )

World NewsEnglish • 1 year ago

Toxic smog gripping New Delhi grew more intense on Thursday as farm fires raged in nearby fields despite a court-ordered ban, making India's capital the world's most polluted city again.

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It does. Imagine people with Asthma or COPD. Their deaths are not going to be attributed to pollution.
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  Exactly. Fires like these can probably give people COPD.

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