Dust situation in Delhi to improve marginally over weekend

The forecast for the next three days says PM10 levels will be in the “Very Poor” category

Dust coverage extends to central, eastern Gangetic plain; conditions deteriorate in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh

Dust coverage across Haryana-Delhi area has shown slight improvement owing to a dip in maximum temperature and increased moisture content in air

India’s very own Dust Bowl

Rising temperatures, changing weather patterns, depleting groundwater, unsustainable agriculture and deforestation are turning large parts of …

Dust pollution in Sub-Saharan Africa raised infant mortality: Study

A 25% spike in local annual mean particulate concentrations in West Africa caused an 18% increase in infant mortality

Mars’ imbalanced energy budget can be fuelling dust storms. What this says about climate change on Earth

Mars also experienced global warming and climate change

In Delhi, deadly air pollution is never out of season

After a deadly smog episode in winter, the city witnessed severe ozone pollution this summer, followed by a spike in PM10 level due to pre-…

Beijing’s ‘sandstorm’ was actually a dust storm — and that’s much worse

Smaller, lighter dust particles may travel much, much further than sand. 

'Thunderstorm is the most challenging segment of weather prediction'

K J Ramesh explains how this season’s thunderstorms is due to a peculiar condition wherein heating in north and northwestern India has …

Iraq’s orange sky is a red flag. Here’s why

Experts link the frequent, intense dust storms in Iraq with climate change

Dust, high temperatures bring Delhi’s air quality down to 'poor'

The Aravalli range plays a critical role in checking sand migration from the Thar Desert to Delhi-NCR; but they now stand degraded

Pollution in news on May 14

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on pollution

Storm front

From myth to reality, how storms have shaped human history

Haryana’s draft norms on stone crushers is old wine in a new bottle

Most units in the state do not comply with existing guidelines, CSE report finds

What triggered the dust storms?

Desertification, unprecedented heat wave conditions, more Western Disturbances, increasing cyclonic circulations & 2 lines of low pressure …

Indian scientists study dust holes that dot the Himalayas for the first time

These holes could not only hasten glacial melt but also host unique ecosystems

Long-term wind patterns over Delhi have changed, say scientists

A possible reason could be major changes in the withdrawal of monsoon from the region and the anti-cyclonic circulations that are formed in this …

Air pollution can significantly aggravate asthma

India's unique imperatives- high incidenc of poverty, poor nutrition levels, underlying diseases, extremely high pollution further enhance the …

Heat and dust

Do not dismiss dust fall event only as an act of god. Crack down on dust sources and push for green walling and vegetative barrier across the region

Simply put: Fifteen of the 20 most polluted cities in the world are in India

Large quartz dust particles found in the middle of the North Atlantic

The mere existence of these particles at this location cannot be explained by conventional climate change models

Why is Delhi engulfed in dust?

Anumita Roychowdhury, head of air pollution and clean transportation programme at CSE, explains why Delhi and North India is besieged by dust, …

Dust storm continues to choke Delhi

Air pollution levels alarmingly high a day after dust storms from Rajasthan hit the city

Delhi dilemma: End this routine air pollution crisis

The bottom line is that air pollution knows no boundaries. So this politics of finger-pointing and scoring points will not lead to cooperation or …

Simply Put: Pollution unchecked

Simply put: Pollution during elections