Air-quality levels in parts of India’s capital were 40 times above what is considered safe. GAS CHAMBER!

As thick smog crept over India’s capital this past week and smudged landmarks from view, Nikunj Pandey could feel his eyes and throat burning. CHOKING.

The approaching winter brings with it renewed discussion on the harmful effects of air pollution at dinner tables and in television studios. MUST READ. 

From his office in the smog shrouded city of Lahore, environment official Saif Anjum pores over reams of pollution data and lists the actions being taken by Pakistan’s largest province to combat the toxic air. He said they have arrested hundreds of crop-burning farmers and closed construction sites and industrial furnaces. BUILD A WALL?

Despite it being an utter waste of resources with almost no scientific legitimacy, city administrators of New Delhi planned to literally “get to the choppa” and “make it rain” to dissipate the toxic smog. But guess what? The helicopters couldn’t fly over the city because of the… smog! HAH.

United Airlines, an airline infamous for dragging a passenger out of his seat earlier this year, has decided that this air pollution episode deserves to be treated like a natural disaster, comparable to a hurricane or earthquake. They have suspended flights to Delhi! NEW HEIGHTS.

India’s environment minister has said the country’s filthy air is no cause for alarm, claiming only “routine precautions” were needed to cope with what doctors have called a public health emergency. DAMN!

“NEW DELHI: The national capital may be one of the most polluted cities in the world, but the Centre has told the Supreme Court that there was no conclusive and reliable proof to link premature deaths to pollution levels in the city.” REMINDER.