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Beijing issues 2nd ever 'red alert' for severe smog
2015-12-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China warned residents across a large part of its north on Friday to prepare for a wave of choking smog arriving over the weekend, the worst of which is expected over Beijing, prompting the capital to issue its second ever "red alert". The National Meteorological Centre said the smog would stretch from Xian, home to the world-famous Terracotta Warriors, across part of central China, through Beijing and up into Shenyang and Harbin in the frigid northeast. The air pollution would begin rolling...
Beijing issues second 'red alert' in history for deadly air pollution
2015-12-18 09:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: The Chinese government issued the second-ever "red alert" for deadly air pollution in the capital city of Beijing on Friday, putting the city's 22.5 million people on notice that the air contains an unhealthy amount of pollution. The alert triggered sharp restrictions on vehicle traffic, with half of the city's cars forced off the road each day, and forced authorities to close city schools. The alert is the second red alert in one week. Prior to December 8, no red alert had ever been issued for...
Baidu completes road test of driverless car in Beijing
2015-12-11 12:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Chinese internet search provider Baidu has announced that its driverless car has finished road tests and succeeded in automatic driving in mixed road conditions, Xinhua news agency reports. The test vehicle left the Baidu building in Beijing Zhongguancun Science Park and drove to the Olympic Forest Park via the G7 Beijing-Urumqi highway and the Fifth Ring Road before returning via the same route. The vehicle reached a top speed of 100 km per hour during the test, the company said.
Beijing Looks Like Climate Horror Movie Right Now
2015-12-10 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Beijing's air pollution has engulfed the famous landmarks of the Chinese city in clouds of smog, shut down outdoor activities and prompted the government to issue its first-ever "red alert" for pollution on Monday. Photos of the city look like something out of a climate horror movie. The thick smog, which began rolling in last week, will take an even more apocalyptic turn from Tuesday to Thursday. For three days, the red alert will force the city's 20 million residents to stay home from school,...
Beijing New Airport Project Extends Construction Information Management System Contract With Trimble
2015-12-09 05:50:56| publicworks Home Page
Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) today announced a contract extension for Beijing's New Airport Project. In April, Trimble won the initial bid to supply the project with a construction information management system. Based on the success of the solution to date, the contract has been extended to include additional machine control systems for soil stabilization
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