...when it is the daily inescapable reality for industrialized cities in the Global South. I know it briefly hit a new air index record yesterday, but it is now down to New Delhi's levels, but that is expected to abate by the weekend. And there are still major health warnings in place. Yet, cities in Pakistan, India and Indonesia hover around this range on a regular day.

This SHOULD force Americans to better acknowledge the dire consequences of climate change and sympathize with those being affected by it, but we all know everyone's just going to forget it about until the next disaster takes over the news cycle for a week.