The front page of “The New York Times” International edition, Tuesday, December 2, 2025.
GASPING FOR CLEAN AIR! New Delhi, 🇮🇳
India Is a Rising Power, but Breathing in Its Capital Is Hazardous.
Is this progress?
PM 2.5 doesn’t stop at damaging your lungs, it can reach your joints too. These ultra fine particles enter the bloodstream, travel through the body & trigger a state of persistent inflammation. According to experts, this inflammation can irritate the synovial lining (the cushioning tissue inside joints), worsen existing arthritis, and even accelerate wear-and-tear in otherwise healthy joints. PM2.5 also increases oxidative stress, which damages cartilage cells and makes joint tissues more vulnerable to pain, swelling, and stiffness. In simple terms, these particles are so tiny & invasive that once they enter your system, your joints become unintended victims, explaining why polluted air can literally make your body ache.
https://t.co/FwsKE7RKMz via @ankitaup@IndianExpress@PMOIndia@PrinSciAdvGoI@MoHFW_INDIA
Air pollution is a silent killer, you can’t see PM2.5, PM10, NO2, NOx, Ozone with the naked eye. Today its the number 1 environment threat to health. I urge @wesstreeting to have a health campaign to educate the public about the detrimental effects of air pollution on our health.
We are up against the Parliamentary system, please write to @Keir_Starmer he is the only person who can give the bill time in @UKCommons next Friday Nov 21. We need as many of the public as possible to engage otherwise #EllasLaw won’t get a 2nd reading. I will write to the King.
@EllaRobertaFdn
As the @citylordmayor is Lady Mayor now, I see additional opportunities for your advocacy.
Female leaders tend to care more about children's health. Perhaps she can boost #EllasLaw, she's literally at the 🚗💨 heart of London, among other mean(ing)s.
I have taken office as the 697th Lord Mayor of the City of London - the first to use the title Lady Mayor.
My focus this year:
- Make Mansion House the embassy for financial services
- Unsquare the Square Mile to attract the best talent
- Champion access to opportunities for all
Learn more - https://t.co/kc8wKyX5Ua
They loved Delhi. They grew up here. But the air turned on them, scarred lungs, endless cough, and a doctor’s warning. Now they’ve had to leave home to breathe. @SanjoyRoyTWA@AnupKutty
‘Fleeing Delhi pollution’; a story that should haunt policymakers.
https://t.co/4ccAq3dgPT via Rinku Ghosh @IndianExpress
#PollutionRefugee
🌍 The State of Global Air 2025 report is here!
#SoGA2025 dives into the latest data on PM2.5, NO2, & ozone exposures & their impacts on global health.
➡️ Read the report here: https://t.co/0fys2TweDV
➡️ Explore the data on health impacts worldwide: https://t.co/cdMZDoewhe
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"In some areas, levels of PM2.5 and PM10 – the toxic particles causing pollution – recorded peaks of 1,800, which is 15 to 20 times higher than those deemed healthy."
@HannahEP If we divide 1800 by 20, it's 90, which is still unhealthy.
Cc:@DrMariaNeira
https://t.co/NsM20wdW5e
@FedUpWithBadAir 🩷 #BigJets ✈️ but 💨😡 too.
Especially jet engines.
At takeoff power, bigger ones burn around 4 liters of kerosene in every second (each, so just imagine the hunger of a 4 engined one). However, sometimes there are even more insane machines above:
https://t.co/47U38MYDB5
@LDN_pressoffice@MayorofLondon It's very likely that this is the most beneficial step of @MayorofLondon's entire career.
Generations and millions of future-adults will be grateful for this.
I imagine an event in the far future when many of those celebrate him for this...