Breathing the New Delhi air is at times equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day

TwitterFacebook

Pollution in India’s capital city has skyrocketed to dangerous levels. At times, just breathing in the outside air can be equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day.

Smog in New Delhi arises from various sources like late fall weather patterns, which limit the movement of air masses, agricultural fires, factories, power plants, and vehicles. Read more…

More about Space, Mashable Video, India, Fog, and Smoke

View More Breathing the New Delhi air is at times equivalent to smoking 45 cigarettes per day