Mumbai: Suddenly sudden in Mumbai air quality since Saturday night is now being associated with climate change as a term of meteorological experts.
The second consecutive dust storm regarding the west coast of all borders of Rajasthan-Pakistan-Afghanistan in unusual phenomenon ranges.
As a result, on Monday, the air quality index (AQI) from Mumbai (314) went well above Delhi (290) which was referred to as Indian pollution capital.
Aqi mainly shows the concentration of 2.5 carcinogenic particle material (PM) in the air.
On January 25, Mumbai had achieved the worst air quality ever recorded (AQI 500) due to similar dusty winds from all Pakistan-Afghan borders.
On Sundays, Aqi from Mumbai is 316 while Delhi (320).
Aqi in Mazgaon remains severe (495) like on Sundays.
The Director of the Air Forecasting System Program and Research (Safar) Gufran Beig said this is a strange type of weather in a very unusual western region as within 15 days of successive dust storms from Rajasthan-Pakistan-Afghanistan to coincide with Western air disturbances have an impact on Air quality in Konkan.
“We can link this unusual activity to climate change and need to be studied in detail,” he said, showing that the effects of severe pollution would remain for a day.
According to experts, Mumbai vehicle pollution and dust greatly affects citizens when the humidity and cooler temperatures coupled with dust storms strengthen the concentration of PM2.5 (particles) in the air.
The proximity of Mumbai with the sea usually helps pollution disperse faster.