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Smog shrouds Beijing and Shanghai
2015-12-21 11:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Smog continues to cover Beijing and Shanghai on Monday, as Chinas government issues a red alert for the capital. Factories were ordered to cut back or suspend production as levels of harmful particles hit seven times their safe limits. It is the third consecutive day Beijing has been under a toxic haze
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Beijing declares first-ever air pollution red alert
2015-12-19 21:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Although Beijing has experienced air quality much worse levels in recent years, the latest bout of pollution was the first to trigger a red alert under a 2-year-old system that requires a forecast at the outset of at least 72 hours of consecutive high pollution. "Schools will be advised to close, while companies may adopt a flexible schedule under a red alert, which also bans activity at construction sites, transport of materials and waste, as well as firecrackers and outdoor barbecues", a Beijing...
Beijing authorities use technology to forecast optimum time launch smog
2015-12-19 15:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sun Times: Beijing imposed the red-alert - the highest on a four-color scale - following a forecast of high pollution for three consecutive days. China has issued its first ever red alert on pollution as the country, especially the capital Beijing, faces poor air quality. Many drivers continued to defy the vehicle restrictions - 3,690 vehicles were found in violation of the even-odd license plate policy in Beijing on Tuesday - and a number of schools chose to open despite a board of education order to...
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Beijing chokes on highest smog alert
2015-12-19 07:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Journal College: Along with school closures and limiting cars to driving every other day, a raft of other restrictions will seek to reduce the amount of dust and other particulate matter in the city of 22.5 million people. The Chinese government on Tuesday ordered 30 percent of vehicles off the roads, banned heavy vehicles, told schools to cancel classes and urged companies to offer flexible working hours to employees, while canceling most outdoor events. Beijing`s Municipal Bureau of Environmental Protection...
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Beijing on pollution 'red alert', but smog not as severe as forecast
2015-12-19 05:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the government had issued its highest air pollution alert. China had warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of severe smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which would hit Beijing, prompting the capital to issue its second ever "red alert". A red alert is triggered when the...
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