je.st
news
Tag: smog
Activists warn smog in Poland's top winter resort denser than in Delhi
2016-01-08 15:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: With days to go before the Polish ski season kicks off in earnest, Poland's most popular mountain resort, Zakopane, is choking in smog denser than in India's capital New Delhi, one of the world's most polluted cities, Polish activists said. The European Commission said last month it was taking Poland to court over its slowness to address the issue of poor air quality caused by extensive coal-burning in homes which makes Poland's air the most polluted in Europe and poses a major risk to public health....
More Chinese cities issue red alerts heavy smog
2015-12-24 10:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: More Chinese cities are issuing their first red alerts for pollution in response to forecasts of heavy smog, after the capital, Beijing, issued two this month following criticism for not releasing them earlier. Shandong province in eastern China issued alerts in four cities after warning that the density of particulate matter in the air would exceed high levels for more than 24 hours. The Shandong environmental protection bureau said the alerts started Thursday morning and that kindergarten, primary...
Tags: red
issue
chinese
alerts
Amid smog crisis, China vows more liveable cities
2015-12-22 12:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: China vowed on Tuesday that it would make "liveable" cities a central goal of China's urban planning, amid persistent problems over choking smog that frequently blankets the populous east and north. Under a plan released after what leaders dubbed the Central Urban Work Conference and overseen by President Xi Jinping, urban development should be focused on "creating environments where people can live in harmony with each other and nature". "The government will take a more sophisticated approach...
Tags: china
cities
crisis
amid
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
Tags: shanghai
beijing
smog
shrouds
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...
Tags: time
technology
launch
authorities
Sites : [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] next »