delhiUpdated: Nov 05, 2020, 08:14 ISTDelhi’s air quality has rapidly worsened to “severe” on the air quality index (AQI) on Thursday morning, as residents woke up to an AQI of 452. “Smog-like conditions have developed because of air pollution, low wind speed and subsidence of cold air over this region. As a result, dispersal of pollutants is not possible,” said Vijay Soni, scientist, air quality division, IMD. The Air Quality Early Warning System under the Union Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) had said air quality has started worsening significantly after 10:00 am on Wednesday due to strong subsidence and accumulation of pollutants. The minimum temperature on Thursday increased to 12.1 degrees C, as compared to 10.6 degrees C on the previous day.

Source: Hindustan Times November 05, 2020 02:34 UTC