# Air Pollution Crisis Deepens

- Place: New Delhi, India (28.6139, 77.209)
- Published: 2026-11-07T03:09:29.021Z · expires 2026-11-14T03:09:29.021Z
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India's capital Delhi is ordering schools to switch to online classes as air quality worsens ahead of Diwali, Reuters reports.

Cricket matches have been relocated from Delhi due to surging pollution levels, France 24 notes.

Delhi braces for its annual 'pollution season' as smog shrouds the city, The Guardian pictures show.

The persistent air crisis in Delhi continues to spark debate on long-term solutions, dw.com reports.

## Sources

- [India orders Delhi schools to offer online classes as air quality worsens ahead of Diwali](https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/india-orders-delhi-schools-offer-online-classes-air-quality-worsens-ahead-diwali-2026-11-06/) · reuters.com · 2026-11-06
- [Delhi braces for ‘pollution season’ as smog shrouds India’s capital – in pictures](https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2026/nov/06/delhi-braces-for-pollution-season-as-smog-shrouds-indias-capital-in-pictures) · theguardian.com · 2026-11-06
- [Cricket match relocated from Delhi as air pollution surges](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiqAFBVV95cUxNalJzSUU3RVExbGdfQ1Fsbkg0d2M0SGRza3BidUpOVExybC10ZmtuUGNublBJa0tXREFnRVQtZldfam1QYXI2R2xBeW1wRERPX0NrY3pQaGhTM0FJczJEQmZLU1BTM2g0elhoa3A3SmxPVmtVMWQwYjQxLVNqMTlGdjlrUlhFWGkwMkxEOEdmTWpBYUZaRnBUeHhzcjVwV2lxZkpTWW53WTQ?oc=5) · france24.com · 2026-11-06
- [India: Why does Delhi keep failing to tackle its air pollution crisis every year?](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiowFBVV95cUxQbmpTMUJlQ0pZQWNRWmE4Z3ZwYWlYdktMUDVpakpCUW9PZWNvTFYwd3g1dXNBaExQcXROdjdjcTIxNWRZTGVsQmlTejBVcXEzRkg2S0d5dkFjbUVYVkJxLWFybnZ2NXhtVE1zMDVnNllDM3YxVW1DLUNoS0hFV282MTdWOTctWmk5X2ZrTGptRmh4dmlVbm53cHNTZVpDd3hrQ0I40gGjAUFVX3lxTFBkdm5KNlNUM2dJLWtkRHZrQXl5djdRc3NrMWFEbFZ4RzFndFZlSkYtczJPeUppdlFYbkdzNWhrdEZkYmJKcVJ0d3JYSVd4RFV6ZXFyUzNtSnotclRhVEJFNWczcmFwM01YMVpIUVg5dUhiV1l4bjd4T2V4RHk4Sm1WamVSTHhTaXZqMXk1TXNxWjRWUTB0NDlCeFZtdDhLLWZRSXM?oc=5) · dw.com · 2026-11-06

## Open data shown on the globe

- Smog in the air · Open-Meteo · CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service): PM2.5 over New Delhi: 94.8 µg/m³ · 6.3× WHO's daily guideline; NO₂ 37.3 µg/m³ · US AQI 185 · highest nearby 167 µg/m³; model of the air right now · check: https://www.windy.com/-PM2-5-pm2p5?cams,pm2p5,28.61,77.21,7