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FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, file photo, an Indian walks up to the stairs as Delhi's sky line is seen enveloped in smog and dust in New Delhi, India. Twenty-two farmers were arrested in northern India on Wednesday, Nov. 20, for burning stubbles and causing some of the worst air pollution in the country, a government official said. Those arrested in Uttar Pradesh state’s Pilibhit district face charges of disobeying a ban on stubble burning and making the atmosphere noxious, said state government spokesman Awanish Awasthi. The air quality index in New Delhi exceeded 500, about 10 times the recommended maximum, early this month, but strong winds bought the level down to 250 this week. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Delhi’s worst air in years fuels anger

The air in New Delhi, often terrible, has broken records recently. Crowds have shouted “AQI!” a reference to a popular air pollution index.

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - DECEMBER 31: Fire debris remains at Pacific Palisades Bowl Mobile Estates in Pacific Palisades, CA on Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025 nearly a year after the Palisades fire. The owners have shared a plan with residents to clear the property of fire debris. The owners informed residents that they have until January 2 to remove any burnt cars from the lots in preparation. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Owners of mobile home park destroyed in the Palisades fire say they’re finally clearing the debris

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 27: A single-family home under construction on Sandal Lane in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025. Fire safety watchdogs are suing the city of Los Angeles for approving new building permits in very high fire-hazard areas. They say this project on Sandal Lane is particularly egregious in violating state fire safety laws regarding the width of the street, the steepness and that dead end roads cannot exceed 800 feet for less than one acre parcels. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

City of L.A. ignored fire safety as it permitted development in high-risk areas, lawsuit alleges

Oszkár Nagyapáti, farmer and member of the volunteer water guardians, stands in a hole in Kiskunmajsa, Hungary, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertification

California Department of Water Resources Engineer Jacob Kollen, left, and Engineer Anthony Burdock conduct the first media snow survey of the 2026 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada.The snow survey is held approximately90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County.Photo taken December 30, 2025. (Xavier Mascarenas / California Department of Water Resources)

Recent storms boosted California’s snowpack, but there’s still a long way to go

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