Category Archives: World News

China’s Air Pollution Is So Awful You Can See It From Space

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Just in case you’d gotten used to those now-ubiquitous photos of smog-choked Chinese cities, NASA has managed to up the ante with the image up above: yes, that’s China’s air pollution, as seen from orbit. The image was snapped by the … Continue reading →

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Breathing dirty air is Hong Kong’s lot, sadly

Posted on December 11, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

There’s something in the air, but it’s not the smell of the approaching holiday season. Rather, it’s the unwelcome return of smog which for the past week has hung over Hong Kong like a viscous cloak of invisibility. Recently, the … Continue reading →

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Eight Chinese cities fined for air pollution

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Local governments in eight cities in northeast China’s Liaoning Province have been fined a total of 54.2 million yuan (8.9 million U.S. dollars) for air pollution, the provincial department of environment protection said Tuesday. The fines, the first the provincial … Continue reading →

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Even ‘safe’ levels of air pollution can harm your health

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Scientists have found that being exposed to levels well below European air quality limits is a major health risk. In fact, prolonged exposure to particles of soot or dust in traffic fumes or ­industrial emissions may be more deadly than … Continue reading →

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Schoolchildren ordered indoors as air pollution cloaks Shanghai

Posted on December 6, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction on Friday as China’s financial hub suffered one its worst bouts of air pollution, bringing visibility down to a few dozen meters and obscuring the city’s spectacular skyline. The financial district … Continue reading →

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Shanghai Hits Record Pollution Level On Marathon Day, Causing Runners’ Lungs To Hurt

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

When air quality levels in the eastern Chinese city of Shanghai reach the government’s definition of “heavily polluted,” government officials recommend that children and the elderly refrain from all physical activity outdoors. Everyone else, they say, should avoid prolonged or … Continue reading →

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Nanjing schools told to close

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

Nanjing, capital of east China’s Jiangsu Province, has ordered schools suspended today, citing a red alert for haze as persistent choking weather lingers in 25 provincial areas. The order applies to kindergartens, primary schools and middle schools, Nanjing’s publicity department … Continue reading →

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Code Orange Air Pollution Alert in Philadelphia Today

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Respro® UK Ltd

The National Weather Service has issued a relatively rare Code Orange weather alert for the Philadelphia area today. What that means is, written in the NWS’s preferred all-caps style: AIR POLLUTION CONCENTRATIONS WITHIN THE REGION MAY BECOME UNHEALTHY FOR SENSITIVE … Continue reading →

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