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China: Managing mega-cities' pollution levels
2013-02-10 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The pollution monitor on the roof of the US Embassy in Beijing was catapulted into the international spotlight as air pollution deteriorated in the Chinese capital in mid-January. The instrument broadcasts a Twitter bulletin each hour providing a record of the airborne particle pollution. This peaked at 25 times the World Health Organisation (WHO) guidelines on the 13th implying an increased daily death rate of around 50%. This was a classic example of wintertime smog with cold air settling over...
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