A thick layer of smog engulfs the Red Fort during the early hours on November 7, 2022 in New Delhi, India. The Air Quality Index in Delhi stood at 326 on Monday morning. The city woke up to lingering smog covering its sky with the AQI under the very poor category. PHOTO BY SANCHIT KHANNA/HINDUSTAN TIMES VIA GETTY IMAGES
AccuWeather forecasters say air quality levels have once again reached extremely hazardous levels across a large swath of Asia, with some of the worst conditions around the globe centered on India’s capital city of New Delhi. Dangerous air quality this week across New Delhi’s greater metro area, home to tens of millions of residents, has forced officials to take action.
A snapshot of air quality centered around New Delhi, India, taken in the late afternoon, local time, on Friday, Nov. 4, 2022. Purple shading represents dangerous air quality. ACCUWEATHER
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