Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 05:57 IST
Under favourable meteorological conditions, atmospheric HCL from small-scale industries causes nearly 50 per cent of the visibility reduction in Delhi, the study found. Delhi fog [File photo] | Photo Credit: ANI
Key Highlights
Delhi’s overall load of particulate matter (PM), a major pollutant, is lower than that of China’s Beijing.
Emissions from large-scale industries and combustion of fossil fuels dominate Beijing’s air.
PM with high chlorine content has the ability to take up more water.
New Delhi: Air pollution in Delhi is a year-round problem. The quality of air, however, turns extremely noxious during winter every year, with dense fog engulfing the city and drastically reducing visibility. The atmospheric science community has found a clear link between pollution burden and fog. Presence of pollutants accentuates foggy condition.
IMD predicts Fresh spell of chill, dense fog in North India, parts of central India
IMD predicts Fresh spell of chill, dense fog in North India, parts of central India
Parts of north and central India will experience a fresh spell of chill during the next three-four days with cold to severe cold wave conditions, said IMD.
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UPDATED: January 25, 2021 05:39 IST
People sit beside a bonfire to warm themselves on a cold winter morning in Ghaziabad. (Photo: PTI)
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that parts of north and central India will experience a fresh spell of chill during the next three-four days with cold to severe cold wave conditions likely over the plains.
Indian Meteorological Department forecasted that yet another cold wave will hit Delhi-NCR in the next few days and the temperature is likely to drop by four degrees. "A cold wave is likely to grip the city over the next two to three days as icy winds from the snow-laden western Himalayas bring the mercury down to 4 degrees Celsius," he said.
Delhi weather: NCR under grip of cold wave; IMD expects dense fog in North, Central India
Fall in temperature over North & Central part of India is due to western disturbance over central Asia
BusinessToday.In | January 21, 2021 | Updated 12:19 IST
Dense fog covers Delhi, NCR region
Most of the country is under the spell of a cold wave currently. The weather department expects dense fog, rain and snowfall in multiple parts of the country. On Thursday, Delhi, Haryana, parts of East UP and Bihar experienced moderate fog at 5.30am (IST).
IMD forecasted dense to very dense fog in isolated parts or some pockets of Punjab, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Sikkim.
Delhi weather: Minimum temperature reaches 9 degrees Celsius
A cold day is when the minimum temperature is less than 10 degrees Celsius and the maximum is at least 4.5 degrees Celsius below normal
PTI | January 18, 2021 | Updated 11:19 IST
On Sunday, the minimum and maximum temperatures stood at 5.7 degrees Celsius and 15.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, resulting in cold day conditions
Delhi s minimum temperature rose to 9 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, on Monday due to party cloudy weather and prevailing easterly winds, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The maximum temperature is likely to settle around 17 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, the minimum and maximum temperatures stood at 5.7 degrees Celsius and 15.3 degrees Celsius, respectively, resulting in cold day conditions.