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Airpocalypse Now: Beijing Toxic Smog Measures Beyond Index Levels

2015-01-16 21:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Climate Desk: Again. No matter what desperate steps the Chinese government takes--banning coal burning plants within the city limits, shuttering more than 300 factories, wiping out old vehicles and boilers, forcing heavy trucking to go nocturnal--this just keeps happening: Beijing`s smog has yet again soared off the charts. On Thursday local time, Beijing measured "beyond index" levels of the dangerous airborne particulate matter known as PM2.5--considered hazardous to human health because the tiny particles...

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Beijing Smog Hits Hazardous Levels

2015-01-16 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BBC: Pollution has soared to hazardous levels in Beijing, reaching 20 times the limit recommended by the World Health Organisation. Since Saturday visibility has been low and many people were seen wearing masks. Experts say car emissions and construction in cities are to blame. Parts of China experience heavy smog periodically. After an intense bout in Beijing last year in January, the government pledged to improve air quality. Last year Beijing experienced a smog crisis which continued for...

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