India: Plane Takes Off Amid Dense Fog at Delhi Airport

Dense fog over the past several days has continued to disrupt air and rail travel across parts of India, with conditions peaking on Monday, December 29, when Delhi’s IGI Airport saw 128 flight cancellations, dozens of delays, and several diversions as visibility dropped to around 125 meters. Fog has affected airports across north and eastern India and delayed many trains, prompting weather authorities to issue orange alerts for Delhi-NCR and nearby states and warn of continued disruption into the New Year. This video was filmed from inside a plane taking off from Delhi’s IGI Airport amid dense fog on December 29, 2025.

Pakistan: Karachi Blanketed by Fog and Smog, Flights Diverted, Motorcyclist Killed

On Sunday morning, December 21, dense fog and “very unhealthy” air pollution (AQI 215–282) blanketed Karachi, disrupting flights with six international services diverted to Muscat and Islamabad, while poor visibility and road conditions caused a fatal motorcycle accident and led to temporary highway closures in other parts of Pakistan.

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air pollution with fine particles above the capital with Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air pollution with fine particles above the capital with Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air pollution with fine particles above the capital with Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air Pollution in Paris - France

Air pollution with fine particles above the capital with Eiffel Tower and Montparnasse Tower, in Paris, France on December 15, 2025. Photo by Mario Fourmy/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Plastic Recycling Facility in Chattogram - Bangladesh

Workers collect and sort discarded plastic bottles at a recycling facility in Chattogram. These plastic wastes are later processed and transformed into new products, underscoring both the environmental burden of plastic pollution and the vital role of recycling in the economy. on December 9, 2025 in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Photo by Md Rafayat Haque Khan/Eyepix/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

River Pollution - Dhaka

River Pollution - Dhaka

Waste from over a hundred print, knit, dyeing, and plastic factories in Dhaka, Bangladesh, flows into the Buriganga River each day, turning its water toxic with high levels of ammonia, oil, grease, and phenol, as seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 08, 2025. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Anne-Claire Boux, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of all matters relating to public health and relations with the APHP, environmental health, pollution control, and risk reduction, during the rally organized by the USAP CGT and the CGT Hôtel-Dieu Unions as part of the protests against austerity and in defense of Social Security, at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital, Paris, France, on Decemeber 2, 2025. Hôtel-Dieu hospital is once again threatened by real estate developers. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Anne-Claire Boux, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of all matters relating to public health and relations with the APHP, environmental health, pollution control, and risk reduction, during the rally organized by the USAP CGT and the CGT Hôtel-Dieu Unions as part of the protests against austerity and in defense of Social Security, at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital, Paris, France, on Decemeber 2, 2025. Hôtel-Dieu hospital is once again threatened by real estate developers. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Hotel-Dieu Hospital Healthcare Workers Protest - Paris

Anne-Claire Boux, Deputy Mayor of Paris in charge of all matters relating to public health and relations with the APHP, environmental health, pollution control, and risk reduction, during the rally organized by the USAP CGT and the CGT Hôtel-Dieu Unions as part of the protests against austerity and in defense of Social Security, at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital, Paris, France, on Decemeber 2, 2025. Hôtel-Dieu hospital is once again threatened by real estate developers. Photo by Denis Prezat/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Brick Field - Bangladesh

Smoke is emitting from the chimneys at a brick factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on December 02, 2025. These brick factories are contributing to heavy air pollution in Bangladesh. The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) rates Bangladesh as one of the most polluted countries in the world. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated seven million people worldwide every year, on December 02. 2025, Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

Air Pollution in the Po Valley - Italy

General view of Bergamo, Italy, on November 29, 2025. The Po Valley is the most polluted area in Europe for nitrogen dioxide which is is a major air pollutant released by fossil fuel vehicles, power plants and heating systems. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM