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No matter where one lives in India, the air is unhealthy. Climate change and the extreme events it is triggering are only making it worse.
A World Bank report from last year presents an alarming reality: 100 per cent of India’s 1.4 billion population is exposed to PM2.5 levels that exceed the World Health Organization’s (WHO) safe limits. These fine particles — less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter — are the most dangerous form of air pollution, capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and bloodstream.
The WHO recommends an annual average of no more than 5 micrograms per cubic
