We Are Running Out of Air
One suffocating city is a harbinger of health crises around the world.
by James Hamblin
Nov 06, 2019
2 minutes
Officials have implored the people of New Delhi to stay inside, indefinitely. Five million children in India’s capital have been handed face masks. Everyone is to keep windows closed. Contrary to the most fundamental medical advice, the city’s chief minister urged residents this week to “avoid outdoor physical activities.”
News images seem cut from an apocalyptic outbreak film. One of India’s holiest is like a foggy dusk. The air reportedly causes people’s eyes to burn.
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