“India Admits Delhi Matches Beijing for Air Pollution Threatening Public Health.” Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 09 May 2014. Web. 08 Sept. 2014.
According to recent studies by the World Health Organization, India’s capital of Delhi has the dirtiest atmosphere in the world. The atmosphere in Delhi, which slightly beat out Bejing for the most polluted city in the world has a 10 times dirtier atmosphere than London, which was deemed unhealthy for human life. “The latest urban air-quality database released by the World Health Organisation reconfirms that most Indian cities are becoming death traps because of very high air pollution levels.” In a 2014 study of the worst air pollution in the world, 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world were in India. Delhi holds the world’s highest yearly concentration of airborne particles of 153. These microscopic particles in the air are associated with lung cancer and heart disease as they enter ones bloodstream.
This article gave lots of statistics on the concentration of airborne particles and comparing different international cities. It shows that India has by far the worst air pollution in the world throughout the country, and even has the air pollution leader of Delhi. The article also says that India is becoming a death trap due to the air conditions being so horrendous. This is one of the main reasons why the average life of human beings is much lower in India then in a majority of other countries worldwide. Unlike many other countries, India is not taking as serious an approach to stopping the pollution and it is continuing to grow from already having 13 of the 20 most polluted cities in the world according to the World Health Organisation.
This article was incredibly interesting, yet horrifying, because it reveals the change in trajectory of the pollution present in our world. A mere five years ago, China (Beijing specifically) was considered truly the main hub for pollution in the world. However, now large swaths of land are suffering profoundly polluted air and it is only continuing to grow.
That is very interesting I am very surprise that India is really the most polluted area in the world. I am concern for the well being of the citizens, and for the future generations and how they will be affected.
I too was shocked reading this article as I believed Beijing was the hub of pollution as well. It goes to show how prominent this issue is, and how it only takes a few years for air to become hazardous. Things need to start changing now for the sake of both ours and future generations. Thanks for the comments!