NASA shared a picture showing “river of smoke” over Delhi and nearby areas on November 11 due to crop fires. “I would say that a conservative estimate is that at least 22 million people were affected by smoke on this one day,” a NASA scientist said. Fires in northern Pakistan likely contributed some of the smoke as well, NASA said.
Smoke from crop fires in northern India blanketed Delhi and contributed to soaring levels of air pollution. https://t.co/Pe30imj6xV pic.twitter.com/RyNEmVcbXx
— NASA Earth (@NASAEarth) November 18, 2021
