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India’s airpocalypse: The story of Diwali peaks, missing data, and stubble-burning build-up, in charts

Post-Diwali firecracker smoke, combined with seasonal stubble burning and cold winter air, causes dangerous air quality deterioration across northern India. The peak-hour spikes are so severe that they…

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Post-Diwali firecracker smoke, combined with seasonal stubble burning and cold winter air, causes dangerous air quality deterioration across northern India. The peak-hour spikes are so severe that they result in data blackouts.

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