Tag Archives: Beijing

Three Surprising Parts of the World Where Air Pollution Decreased

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Thanks to a super-sensitive new tool, NASA can now see exactly where air pollution is increasing and decreasing–down to the level of neighborhoods–and in some cases, the results are surprising. In 2004, NASA launched its Aura satellite, a research craft … Continue reading →

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Delhi’s pollution one-and-half times worse than Beijing

Posted on December 14, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Delhi’s air pollution has been one-and-a-half times worse than in Beijing over the past week, according to an IndiaSpend analysis of PM 2.5 (Particulate Matter) concentration data. The analysis is based on a comparison of data generated by IndiaSpend’s #Breathe … Continue reading →

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Here’s why fixing Beijing’s air pollution problem is so complicated

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing’s 21 million residents have just suffered through the first-ever “code red” pollution warning. And with winter only beginning, there may be more to come. That’s because air pollution in Beijing is directly correlated to the time of year. There … Continue reading →

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China Bans Cars As Air Pollution Hits Red-Alert Status

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Beijing is at whit’s end about how to solve its awful air pollution problem. Air quality continues to worsen year over year. And after a week of heavy smog in the capital city, authorities banned millions of people from driving … Continue reading →

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Beijing Issues Red Alert Over Air Pollution for the First Time

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Officials in Beijing declared on Monday that the thick smog blanketing the city was bad enough to require a red alert, the first time they had raised the alarm to its highest level since an emergency air-pollution response system was … Continue reading →

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Beijing’s ‘airpocalypse’: city shuts down amid three-day smog red alert

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Children kept at home, building sites and factories closed and cars kept off roads as pollution engulfs Chinese capital “Create a paradise,” urges the motto of Beijing’s Baijiazhuang primary school – a message stamped on to its front gate in … Continue reading →

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China pollution: Beijing issues first red smog alert

Posted on December 7, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Schools in Beijing are to close and outdoor construction to stop after the Chinese capital issued its first “red alert” over smog levels. The red alert is the highest possible, and has not been used in the city before, the … Continue reading →

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Where is the world’s most polluted city?

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Respro® UK Ltd

Outdoor air pollution kills 3.3 million people, mostly in cities, every year. That’s more than HIV, malaria and influenza combined – yet the sparse coverage of official data means many cities are not even monitored Every day, hundreds of millions … Continue reading →