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A heavy haze hung implicit Delhi connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025) arsenic the city's aerial prime remained “very poor” amid concerns that ash clouds from an volcanic enactment successful Ethiopia whitethorn worsen contamination levels successful the region.
Hayli Gubbi, a shield volcano located successful Ethiopia's Afar region, erupted connected Sunday (November 23, 2025), producing a ample ash plume rising to astir 14km successful altitude and spreading eastward crossed the Red Sea.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said, “The ash clouds are drifting towards China and volition determination distant from India by 7:30 p.m. connected Tuesday (November 25, 2025), Forecast models indicated ash power implicit Gujarat, Delhi-NCR, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana connected Tuesday,” the IMD said.
According to the greeting aerial prime bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the Air Quality Index (AQI) successful the nationalist superior remained successful the “very poor” class connected Thursday (November 20, 2025) astatine 360, aft signaling 382 connected Monday (November 17, 2025).
One of the monitoring stations, Rohini, recorded “severe” aerial prime with a speechmaking of 416, according to the Sameer app developed by the CPCB. The aerial prime is expected to stay successful the 'very poor' class implicit the adjacent fewer days.
According to the CPCB, an AQI betwixt 0 and 50 is considered “good”, 51 and 100 “satisfactory”, 101 and 200 “moderate”, 201 and 300 “poor”, 301 and 400 “very poor”, and 401 and 500 “severe”.
On the upwind front, the minimum somesthesia successful Delhi settled astatine 9°C connected Tuesday (November 25), 2.3 notches beneath the season's average, portion the maximum somesthesia is apt to hover astir 27°C, with a forecast of mist and mean fog.
