Category Archives: China

Xingtai Leads List Of China’s Cities With The Worst Air Pollution In 2013 List

China’s media today is reporting a list compiled by Greenpeace of the country’s cities ranked by highest air-pollution levels. Hebei Province, a key center for heavy  industry in the country, has the dubious distinction of leading the list with seven of … Continue reading

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China smog crisis: ‘Air turns toxic grey’

Officials in China say they are confident green technology will help overcome the country’s notoriously polluted air. Apocalyptic scenes of dense smog have recently forced major cities including Shanghai and Harbin to virtually shut down. BBC News – China smog … Continue reading

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Desolation of smog: Tackling China’s air quality crisis

Officials in China say they are confident green technology will help overcome the country’s notoriously polluted air. Apocalyptic scenes of dense smog have recently forced major cities including Shanghai and Harbin to virtually shut down. The capital Beijing is among … Continue reading

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Shanghai Warns on ‘Moderate’ Air Pollution With PM2.5 Above 100

Shanghai warned children and the elderly to avoid prolonged or heavy outdoor activities as PM2.5 readings exceeded four times the World Health Organization’s recommended level of daily exposure. The air quality index was 185 as of 9 a.m., signaling “moderate … Continue reading

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Cities go live with air quality updates

Eighty-seven Chinese cities will begin releasing hourly updates on air quality from New Year’s Day, taking the total number doing so to 161, the Ministry of Environmental Protection announced. Data will be collected from 449 monitoring stations across the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei … Continue reading

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Researchers identify primary sources of city air pollution

Research fellows have found the main source of particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 microns in the Beijing air is fossil fuel combustion emissions, Xinhua reported Monday. A research team at the Institute of Atmospheric Physics in the … Continue reading

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Tell us what we don’t know: Hongkongers sceptical of new AQHI

The government’s new Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) launched yesterday to scepticism from the public – and immediately drew attention to terrible air quality for most of the city. A free smartphone app which issues alerts on real-time air pollution … Continue reading

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China’s air pollution could affect America’s West Coast

The New York Times reports that the air pollution, originating in China, can affect the air quality in Korea, Japan and even the United States. According to the new research quoted by the NYT, fin-particle pollutants from China have been … Continue reading

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