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‘An invisible killer’: Beijing cleaned up its toxic air. Why can’t New Delhi? | CNN (www.cnn.com)
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More than 20 million people woke last week to a thick, acrid, and noxious smog that settled densely across the Indian capital.

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[–] Skua@kbin.social 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

Having four times the population density (~~5900 people per square km vs 1300~~ numbers are chosen poorly, see exchange with zershuffle in the replies) and way less money to throw at the problem can't help. Not to say that it's hopeless or that India shouldn't try to clean up its air, of course, but the problem at a glance definitely looks tougher to solve for New Delhi than for Beijing

[–] burningmatches 14 points 1 year ago

A huge amount of the pollution comes from farmers burning stubble. The solution to that isn’t complex.

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