Calamity

This page covers the event recorded here on 2026-08-12. A later event has since been recorded at the same location. See the current event at this location.

mediumAir qualityCalamity Score: 31

Air Quality near Bābarpur

IndiaWorld Air Quality Index

Reported by World Air Quality Index 20 days ago.

It is the 21st strongest of the 58 detections recorded within 20 km of this point since 16 March 2026. The last comparable one was on 11 August 2026. 4 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.

What the source measured

World Air Quality Index reported: AQI 190 (Unhealthy) at ITI Shahdra, Jhilmil Industrial Area, Delhi, Delhi, India

The air quality index read 190 (Unhealthy) at the ITI Shahdra, Jhilmil Industrial Area, Delhi, Delhi, India station.

An estimated 55,060 people live within 5 km of this point.

Nearby, since 16 March 2026

How we know

Confirmed by 2 independent sources, including World Air Quality Index.

Our own score for this event is 31 out of 100, at 66 % confidence.

The score is ours, computed from intensity, exposed population and local history — not the source’s.

Event Data

TypeAir quality
Severitymedium
Calamity Score (ours)31 / 100
Our confidence66%
Coordinates28.6721, 77.3138
Nearest CityBābarpur (3 km)
Population Exposed55.1K within 5 km
Impact Tiersignificant
Timestamp2026-08-12T04:30:00.000Z
Sourcehttps://aqicn.org/city/@10118

Score Breakdown

15
intensity
55
population
0
cascading
80
historical

Technical Details

Aqi190
AqiCategoryUnhealthy
StationNameITI Shahdra, Jhilmil Industrial Area, Delhi, Delhi, India
StationUid10118
Openmeteo Aq Pm2545.4
Openmeteo Aq Pm1051.1
Openmeteo Aq UsAqi164
Openmeteo Aq AqiCategoryUnhealthy for Sensitive Groups
Openmeteo Aq CityDelhi
Openmeteo Aq CountryIndia
MergedSources[{"id":"openmeteo_aq_delhi","source":"openmeteo_aq","severity":"medium","severityValue":38.8,"timestamp":1786503600000,"latitude":28.6,"longitude":77.2}]

Safety Information

When air quality is hazardous: stay indoors with windows closed, and run a filtered air purifier if you have one. Avoid outdoor exercise. Children, older adults and anyone with heart or lung conditions are affected first and worst — an N95 respirator helps outdoors, a cloth mask does not.

Series begins 10 February 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.

This data is aggregated algorithmically from scientific sources. Not a replacement for official emergency warnings.

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Calamity.live data shows a air quality event with CalamityScore 31/100, near Bābarpur (India), based on data from waqi. Source: Calamity.live, a platform aggregating real-time data from 185 scientific monitoring sources.