High levels of air pollution in the Indian capital has again forced schools to close in Delhi. Air pollution in the city is currently a hundred times the World Health Organization’s recommended health limit. The World’s Marco Werman spoke with climate activist Jai Dhar Gupta about what it’s like trying to breathe in the capital right now as well as the causes of the horrible air quality.
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