Mumbai, February 7: Mumbai on Tuesday woke to a gloomy morning and recorded the worst air quality of 2018. As per reports by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) monitoring system, the air quality index (AQI) quality in the city rose to 271 on Tuesday. It must be noted that AQI between 200 and 300 falls under the 슬롯사이트poor슬롯사이트� category.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mumbai has been experiencing 슬롯사이트poor슬롯사이트� air quality since Friday when the AQI had increased to 263.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 Apart from overall AQI for Mumbai, other areas too fell under 슬롯사이트very poor슬롯사이트� category with AQI levels between 300 and 400. The AQI in the city on Tuesday was the worst since Diwali 2017, when the AQI recorded was 319.

The슬롯 머신 사이트 추천air quality in Mumbai's Mazagaon, Borivali, BKC, and Navi Mumbai recorded 슬롯사이트very poor슬롯사이트� PM2.5 levels. Meanwhile, Malad, Andheri and Colaba recorded 슬롯사이트poor슬롯사이트� levels of PM2.5.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천A quick glance at the AQI showed that Borivali, Bhandup, BKC, Mazagaon and Navi Mumbai recorded 슬롯사이트very poor슬롯사이트� air quality with PM2.5 levels at 329, 317, 317, 331 and 322, respectively.

The worsening level of AQI is a major concern as poor AQI level can cause respiratory issues and various health related hazards. According to a new study by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, air pollution caused the premature death of around슬롯 머신 사이트 추천80,665 adults above 30 years of age in Delhi and Mumbai슬롯 머신 사이트 추천in 2015.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천 The number has seen a two-fold jump from 1995.

Air Quality Index in Mumbai on Wednesday, February 7, 2018 (Image: aqicn.org)

Mumbai Air Quality Index Dips To 슬롯사이트Very Poor슬롯사이트� LevelsAs per details by SAFAR, the poor air quality can be attributed to the increased moisture levels in the city as a result of which the pollutants are trapped in the air surface for long periods. Gufran Beig, project director, SAFAR said, 슬롯사이트For the past few days there was a western disturbance in the northern region. With its withdrawal now, the westerly winds have brought in moisture and increased humidity levels in the city. It is expected to remain like this for the next two days슬롯사이트�.

Here's why there is a sudden increase in AQI슬롯 머신 사이트 추천

  1. Due to the withdrawal of the western disturbance from northern India, moisture level in Mumbai슬롯사이트s air has gone up significantly.

  2. It must be noted that when humidity increases, the moisture carrying capacity in the air allows pollutants to be trapped close to the surface for a longer period.

  3. As the pollutants are trapped, the calm winds combined with it and don슬롯사이트t allow pollutants to disperse. This results in the deteriorated the air quality.

The 슬롯사이트poor슬롯사이트� air quality was recorded for the fifth consecutive day today where the increased to 268 on Tuesday. Mumbai recorded an AQI of 263 (poor) on Friday and it has been continuing since then. During Christmas in 2017, the AQI in Mumbai was 258 but a day after Diwali in 2017, Mumbai슬롯사이트s AQI was 319 (very poor). As per reports, the maximum relative humidity level in Mumbai was recorded at 89%, 22% higher than average for the month. The maximum temperature in Mumbai was recorded at 31.6 degrees Celsius. In Delhi, people woke up to a cold morning as the mercury settled at 8.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season슬롯사이트s average. The humidity was recorded at 77 per cent, a MeT Department official said while the visibility was 1,500 meters at 5.30 am and 1,200 meters at 8.30 am.

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