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Smog chokes cities in China - video
2015-12-01 16:21:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Factories in Beijing have been ordered to shut and children allowed to stay away from school as choking smog exceeds safe levels. Footage filmed by a high-rise resident in Xian city shows tower blocks floating in the polluted mist. Visibility is reduced in 17 city centres with some reporting no more than 200 metres
China vacuum-cleaner artist turning Beijing's smog into bricks
2015-12-01 15:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: s the latest coal-fuelled airpocalypse engulfed northern China this week and world leaders gathered in Paris to debate the fight against climate change, Nut Brother hit the streets of Beijing hoping to raise awareness of his countrys deadly smog crisis. For the last 100 days, the activist, whose real name is Wang Renzheng, has used the industrial appliance to extract dust and other lung-choking pollutants from the citys atmosphere before transforming them into a dark brown smog brick. I...
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China orders factories shut as smog nightmare continues
2015-12-01 05:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: China has ordered thousands of factories to shut as it grapples with swathes of choking smog that were nearly 24 times safe levels on Tuesday, casting a shadow over the country's participation in Paris climate talks. A thick grey haze shrouded Beijing, with the concentration of PM 2.5, harmful microscopic particles that penetrate deep into the lungs, climbing as high as 598 micrograms per cubic metre. The reading, given by the US embassy, dwarfs the maximum recommended by the World Health Organisation,...
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China Chokes on Smog as World Leaders Talk Climate Change
2015-11-30 16:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
NBC: As Chinese President Xi Jinping joined world leaders for the U.N. climate change summit, millions in his homeland were choking on the most severe air pollution of the year. The air-quality index soared past 700 -- well above the hazardous level -- in Baoding on Monday. Located about 90 miles south of Beijing, Baoding's 11 million residents struggled to see through the thick haze of smog. Poor conditions were also reported in other parts of northern China, including the capital. "Most days...
Chinese authorities boost smog alert level Beijing
2015-11-30 06:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The authorities in the Chinese capital, Beijing, have issued their highest smog warning so far this year. The "orange level" alert declared on Sunday is the second highest possible, requiring factories to cut production. On Sunday, some pollution readings in parts of the city reached about 17 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organisation. Air pollution is a chronic health-risk for those living and working in the capital and other major Chinese cities. China's state...
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