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New Delhi is facing a crisis.
The Indian capital has become the most polluted city on the planet.
In mid-November, the city registered an Air Quality Index (AQI) of around 500 for several days, with some parts of the city approaching 1,000.
Anything above 100 is considered hazardous to human health.
As a result of the pollution, schools were closed and flights were canceled.
Residents were told to avoid outdoor activities, and the local government even gave out 5 million face masks to the city's children.
Several factors are to blame for the pollution in New Delhi.
The first is the changing weather.
Starting in late October, the city's air becomes dry and still.
With less air circulation, the pollution stays trapped and has nowhere to go.
The second factor is traffic.
These are currently 22 million people living in New Delhi, and about half of them drive a motor vehicle.
The biggest contributor to New Delhi's pollution, is neither stagnant air nor traffic: it is farming.
Every November, farmers in neighboring provinces begin to clear their fields for planting.
The most efficient way of doing this is by burning what remains after the harvest.
Smoke from these fires creates dirty, choking air.
To solve the problem, the Indian government has introduced a number of new measures.
One of them is to restrict crop burning while helping farmers dispose of their crops in other ways.
Unfortunately, Indian farmers are politically strong, so many continue to burn crops despite the new rules.
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blame for ~에 대해 비난하다 be to blame for something (~에 대한) 책임이 있다[책임을 져야 하다] hazardous |hæzərdəs (특히 건강·안전에) 위험한
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contributor 원인 제공자, 기고자, 토론자[참석자] contribute kənˈtrɪbjuːt 기부[기증]하다, (…의) 한 원인이 되다, 기여하다, 이바지하다
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stagnate ˈstæɡneɪt 침체되다, 부진해지다 , 고이다, (고여서) 썩다 stagnant ˈstæɡnənt (물·공기가) 고여 있는, 침체된 (=static)
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choking tʃóukiŋ 숨 막히는 measures 방안, 방법, 조치 measure ˈmeʒə (치수양 등을 표준 단위로) 측정하다[재다] / (특정 목적을 달성하기 위한) 조치[정책] (→half measures)
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