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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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Smog In China Threatens To Overshadow National Day Celebrations
China's northern regions are facing a sustained period of pollution for at least the next two weeks, the environment ministry warned, with heavy smog threatening to overshadow the country's National Day celebrations in Beijing in October.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
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Heavy Smog Chokes A Third Of China's Cities At Start Of New Year
Heavy smog has blanketed a third of China's cities, including its capital Beijing, with 62 issuing health alerts since Jan. 1, officials said. The hazardous air has forced hundreds of flight cancellations or delays and is forecast to linger into the weekend in some areas.
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Beijing Enjoys Brief Respite, But Smog Returning On Tuesday
Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking smog expected to return to the wintry north within 24 hours.
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China Warns Northern Provinces To Prepare For More Heavy Smog
China's environment ministry has warned northern regions to be ready to take emergency action as the country prepares for another onslaught of heavy smog.
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Planes Grounded, Transport Hit As Smog Chokes China For Fifth Day
Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions.
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China Issues Yellow Alert For Smog
China's meteorological authorities today issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country.
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9 Killed, 43 Injured In Accidents As Smog Blankets China
At least nine people were killed and 43 others injured today in multiple pile-up accidents along an expressway in Shanghai as heavy smog engulfed several cities in China.
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Heavy Smog Blanket Over One-Tenth Of China's Land Area
Severe pollution continues to haunt China with a spell of heavy smog enveloping the northeastern and northern parts of the country and affecting more than one-tenth of its land territory.
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China To Have World's Biggest Air Purifier In Beijing To Fight Heavy Smog
China will deploy the world's largest outdoor air purifier designed by a Dutch engineer in its smog-hit capital Beijing, as the thick heavily-polluted haze returned to haunt the city, driving people indoors.
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Heavy Smog Alerts For Beijing, Several Chinese Cities
China today renewed its yellow alert for pollution in several cities and provinces including the capital Beijing - a city of over 22 million population - asking people to stay indoors and take precautions.
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50 Chinese Cities Issue Heavy Smog Alert
China's pollution woes today worsened as 50 cities issued air pollution alerts, including the five on first-ever red alerts, the most serious level, for heavily polluted smog.
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Smog Measures Cut Beijing's Pollution By 30 Per Cent: China
China's environment ministry said pollutants were reduced by a third in Beijing during this week's temporary restrictions to reduce heavy smog, which included taking half the city's cars off the roads.
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In Smog-Choked China, Drivers Check Out Electric Cars
The heavy smog shrouding Beijing is proving to be a boon for China's nascent electric car market, with some dealers saying inquiries about all-electric models are up by almost a tenth.
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Beijing Shuts Roads, Playgrounds Amid Heavy Smog After China Coal Spike
Highways and school playgrounds in Beijing were closed Friday due to heavy pollution, as China ramps up coal production and faces scrutiny of its environmental record at make-or-break international climate talks.
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Smog In China Threatens To Overshadow National Day Celebrations
China's northern regions are facing a sustained period of pollution for at least the next two weeks, the environment ministry warned, with heavy smog threatening to overshadow the country's National Day celebrations in Beijing in October.
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Smog War Casualty: China Coal City Bears Brunt Of Pollution Crackdown
Across north China, cities are struggling to strike a balance between reversing the environmental damage done by decades of breakneck growth and keeping their heavy industrial economies afloat.
-
Heavy Smog Chokes A Third Of China's Cities At Start Of New Year
Heavy smog has blanketed a third of China's cities, including its capital Beijing, with 62 issuing health alerts since Jan. 1, officials said. The hazardous air has forced hundreds of flight cancellations or delays and is forecast to linger into the weekend in some areas.
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Beijing Enjoys Brief Respite, But Smog Returning On Tuesday
Heavy smog that blanketed parts of China at the weekend cleared somewhat on Monday, with flights in Beijing back to normal, but it was likely only to be a brief respite with more choking smog expected to return to the wintry north within 24 hours.
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China Warns Northern Provinces To Prepare For More Heavy Smog
China's environment ministry has warned northern regions to be ready to take emergency action as the country prepares for another onslaught of heavy smog.
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Planes Grounded, Transport Hit As Smog Chokes China For Fifth Day
Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions.
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China Issues Yellow Alert For Smog
China's meteorological authorities today issued a yellow alert for a new bout of smog that is expected to hang heavy in large areas of the country.
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9 Killed, 43 Injured In Accidents As Smog Blankets China
At least nine people were killed and 43 others injured today in multiple pile-up accidents along an expressway in Shanghai as heavy smog engulfed several cities in China.
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Heavy Smog Blanket Over One-Tenth Of China's Land Area
Severe pollution continues to haunt China with a spell of heavy smog enveloping the northeastern and northern parts of the country and affecting more than one-tenth of its land territory.
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China To Have World's Biggest Air Purifier In Beijing To Fight Heavy Smog
China will deploy the world's largest outdoor air purifier designed by a Dutch engineer in its smog-hit capital Beijing, as the thick heavily-polluted haze returned to haunt the city, driving people indoors.
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Heavy Smog Alerts For Beijing, Several Chinese Cities
China today renewed its yellow alert for pollution in several cities and provinces including the capital Beijing - a city of over 22 million population - asking people to stay indoors and take precautions.
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50 Chinese Cities Issue Heavy Smog Alert
China's pollution woes today worsened as 50 cities issued air pollution alerts, including the five on first-ever red alerts, the most serious level, for heavily polluted smog.
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Smog Measures Cut Beijing's Pollution By 30 Per Cent: China
China's environment ministry said pollutants were reduced by a third in Beijing during this week's temporary restrictions to reduce heavy smog, which included taking half the city's cars off the roads.
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In Smog-Choked China, Drivers Check Out Electric Cars
The heavy smog shrouding Beijing is proving to be a boon for China's nascent electric car market, with some dealers saying inquiries about all-electric models are up by almost a tenth.
