New Delhi shrouded in smog after Diwali fireworks and firecrackers

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Covered by 3 outlets, mostly left-leaning (67%).

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Al Jazeera, the Associated Press and Deutsche Welle report that thick smog covered New Delhi after Diwali celebrations, when fireworks and firecrackers lit up the city overnight. The AP reports that the Air Quality Index exceeded 350 in several parts of the capital on Monday morning. DW cites India’s Central Pollution Control Board, which recorded an AQI of 362 on Saturday, the worst pre-Diwali reading in ten years, and says IQAir ranked Delhi the world’s most polluted major city. The AP also reports that residents set off firecrackers despite Supreme Court limits on conventional fireworks, which allowed only approved “green firecrackers” during set windows.

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Smog covered New Delhi after Diwali fireworks and firecrackers were set off overnight.
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Far Left
The Boston Globe
Left
Al Jazeera English
Center
Deutsche Welle
The Air Quality Index exceeded 350 in several parts of the capital on Monday morning, the AP reports.
One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left
India’s Central Pollution Control Board recorded an AQI of 362 in Delhi on Saturday, the worst pre-Diwali reading in ten years.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
IQAir ranked Delhi the world’s worst polluted major city on Saturday.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center
The Supreme Court had limited conventional firecrackers in October, allowing only approved “green firecrackers” in three-hour windows.
One outletThe Boston Globe· Far Left
Schools in and around Delhi were ordered to hold online classes, and people were encouraged to work from home.
One outletDeutsche Welle· Center

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All three outlets report thick smog over New Delhi after Diwali firecrackers. The left-side outlets stress the overnight fireworks and the seasonal crisis, while DW stresses official readings and rankings that show record pollution.

the left
2 outlets
Both left-side headlines lead with the smog and the Diwali firecrackers; the Globe’s is an AP wire headline, and Al Jazeera’s is its own, both calling the smog toxic.
New Delhi blanketed in toxic smog after Diwali fireworks
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftAll left-leaning headlines
the center
1 outlet
DW’s headline frames the story as a record, stating Delhi chokes on the most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years and citing official measurements; it is the only center-side outlet supplied.
India: Delhi chokes on most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years
Deutsche WelleCenterAll center headlines
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From the left

2 outlets

Leads with

overnight fireworks and firecrackers
toxic smog over the capital
seasonal pollution crisis
limits on fireworks not being followed

Leaves out

IQAir ranking of Delhi as the world’s most polluted city
School closures and work-from-home advice

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Al Jazeera EnglishLeft
New Delhi blanketed in toxic smog after Diwali fireworks
New Delhi woke up to thick smog after Diwali celebrations saw fireworks light up the city overnight.
1 hr agoRead at Al Jazeera English (opens in a new tab)
The Boston GlobeFar LeftAssociated Press report
New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick blanket of smog shrouded India’s capital early Monday after firecrackers lit up the skies over New Delhi during Diwali celebrations, compounding dangerously high pollution levels and intensifying the seasonal air pollution crisis that grips the city …
1 hr agoRead at The Boston Globe (opens in a new tab)

From the center

1 outlet

Leads with

record pollution readings for Diwali eve
world’s most polluted city ranking
government school and work-from-home measures

Leaves out

Supreme Court limits on firecrackers

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Deutsche WelleCenter
India: Delhi chokes on most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years
Delhi was ranked as the world's most polluted major city on the eve of Diwali. Delhi's air pollution is expected to get worse in the coming days. DW has more.
21 hr agoRead at Deutsche Welle (opens in a new tab)

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0 outlets

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Left
20 hr 19 min later
Its first report, Nov 8, 11:12 PM EST
Center
First to report
Deutsche Welle, Nov 8, 2:53 AM EST
Right
No report yet
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Deutsche WelleCenterNov 8, 2:53 AM EST
The Boston GlobeFar LeftNov 8, 11:12 PM EST
Al Jazeera EnglishLeftNov 8, 11:35 PM EST

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New Delhi shrouded in smog after Diwali fireworks and firecrackers

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New Delhi blanketed in toxic smog after Diwali fireworks

New Delhi wakes to toxic smog after Diwali as firecrackers add to seasonal pollution crisis

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India: Delhi chokes on most polluted Diwali eve in 10 years

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