Delhi Higher Floor Less Smog

Delhi s pollution levels worse than the great london smog of 1952.

Delhi higher floor less smog.

Every winter not just delhi but also large parts of north india are frequently enveloped in a thick blanket of smog caused by air pollution from vehicular and industrial emissions mixing with fog. Meanwhile jokes cartoons and memes on delhi s smog are going on all over social media. Higher floors may breathe easier at night. Low visibility has resulted in accidents across the city notably a 24 vehicle pile up on the yamuna expressway.

I ve never rigorously tested this question maybe i ll do it soon but i can answer this if we turn it into a smaller questi. Epa sixty years ago in december london was engulfed with a toxic mix of dense fog and sooty black smoke for four days. But at night air is more settled the average is around 50 100 meters. The burning of post harvest paddy stubble in the agricultural fields of haryana and punjab is often cited as a major cause of this unhealthy smog.

Smog in delhi is an ongoing severe air pollution event in new delhi and adjoining areas in the national capital territory of india. The city already has new nicknames such as gas chamber masked capital and smog choked capital. It has been reported as one of the worst levels of air quality in delhi since 1999. But don t lose hope folks.

Air pollution in 2017 peaked on both pm 2 5 and pm 10 levels. At about 3 1 meters per floor people on the 20 th floor are about 62 meters high.