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Air pollution

Go Air flight taxiing for takeoff at the Delhi domestic airport for my flight to Leh, Ladakh. For Delhi, this was actually a pretty good day with an air quality index of around 350 (compared to an average of around 25 where I live in Vancouver). Some days recently the AQI in Delhi has gone to over 999, which is the highest current instruments can measure, resulting in a state of emergency. Delhi and Beijing 'distinguish' themselves for having some of the worst air pollution on the planet. In Delhi the source of the pollution is local crop burning, burning dung and wood for local cooking, diesel exhaust, natural dust, wildfires, industrial effluents, etc. making for a deadly mix where just breathing the air is equivalent to smoking 50 cigarettes a day. Lucky for me, the air was clear and cool when I reach Ladakh high in the mountains at 11,500 ft.

air pollutionGo airlineDelhi domestic airportplanes barely visibletaxiing for takeoff

  • Air pollution
  • Into the wild blue yonder
  • Himalayan mountains near Leh, Ladakh md
  • Hemis National Park, Ladakh
  • Leh airport, palace and the Indus River, Ladakh, India
  • Downtown Leh
  • Bazaar Road with prayer flags and electric wires, looking towards Leh Palace, Ladakh, India
  • Portrait of a shop keeper, Bazaar Road, Leh, Ladakh
  • Street vendors
  • Street market
  • Apricots and walnuts.
  • Looking up towards Red Maitreya temple from the Leh Bazaar, Leh, Ladakh
  • Prayer flags
  • Street scene, Leh, Ladakh
  • View down alley towards Leh Palace, Leh, Ladakh
  • Street dog with tinsel, Leh, Ladakh
  • Street dog on the roof, Leh, Ladahk
  • Bazaar Road and Leh Palace, vertical, Leh, Ladakh
  • Bazaar Road and Leh Palace, horizontal Leh, Ladakh
  • Maitreya temple
  • Rick Willis

    on January 30, 2018

    I would definitely have breathing issues there...

  • TruImages

    on January 30, 2018

    Yikes!

  • Lgood

    on January 29, 2018

    My, that's a lot of pollution.

  • Howard's Photography

    on January 29, 2018

    Unbelievable pollution, too bad ...

  • fotoeffects

    on January 29, 2018

    That is a lot of pollution!

  • arctangent

    on January 29, 2018

    Gadzooks!

  • Franks-Focus

    on January 29, 2018

    Sad they're not able or willing to mitigate all that pollution -- love the "go" on that winglet

  • Donna McCommon

    on January 29, 2018

    That's sad! Nice capture.

  • Terry Allen

    on January 29, 2018

    Thanks to John Chapman for launching this image from my gallery and thanks for your comments!

  • johnchapmanphotographer

    on January 29, 2018

    Hi Terry, I am lost for words.

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