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China Issues Highest Pollution Alert As Dense Fog Reduces Visibility
Beijing said it would implement traffic control measures if the capital activates its highest air pollution warning.
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Beijing Chokes In Heavy Dust As Sandstorm Blows In
Beijing's air quality index (AQI) soared to hazardous levels on Wednesday morning as a sandstorm smothered the Chinese capital in dust after triggering an alert late on Tuesday from the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
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Chinese Weather Office Issues 3-Day Major Smog Alert In Beijing For Next Three Days
Beijing declared its third major smog alert of 2018, and the second this month, just a day after being named the top performer among 28 Chinese cities that took special measures to rein in pollution.
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Head Of China's New Environmental Watchdog Li Ganjie Warns Of Tight Gas Supplies
China's head of the newly-created Ministry of Ecological Environment warned on Monday of continuing challenges in the prolonged battle against pollution and expressed concerns about tight natural gas supplies.
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
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Beijing To Slash Further Sale Of New Cars To Reduce Pollution
Beijing's municipal government today said it will further reduce new car sales in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the Chinese capital.
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China's Bullet Trains Turn Brown As Smog Crisis Intensifies
China's national observatory today renewed alerts for air pollution and fog across the country as the gleaming white bullet trains turned dark brown while travelling in pollution hit areas, major expressways closed and over flights getting cancelled.
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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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China's Smoggiest City Closes Schools Amid Public Anger
China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.
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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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Plants Closed, Cars Stopped As China Faces Smog 'Red Alert'
Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog.
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Under Pollution Alert, Beijing Orders 1,200 Factories to Shut
Beijing's city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either shut or cut output following its highest possible air pollution warning.
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China Issues Highest Pollution Alert As Dense Fog Reduces Visibility
Beijing said it would implement traffic control measures if the capital activates its highest air pollution warning.
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Chinese Cities Issue "Orange" Smog Alert, State Radio
Second-level, or "orange", pollution alerts was issued in at least nine cities in China's industrial heartland of Hebei, Shandong, Henan and Shanxi in response to a wave of smog expected to blanket the region, state radio reported on Friday.
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Air Pollution Alert Issued Across 79 Cities In China
A total of 79 Chinese cities have triggered air pollution alerts as severe winter smog covers wide swaths of the country, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
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Beijing Chokes In Heavy Dust As Sandstorm Blows In
Beijing's air quality index (AQI) soared to hazardous levels on Wednesday morning as a sandstorm smothered the Chinese capital in dust after triggering an alert late on Tuesday from the National Meteorological Center (NMC).
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Chinese Weather Office Issues 3-Day Major Smog Alert In Beijing For Next Three Days
Beijing declared its third major smog alert of 2018, and the second this month, just a day after being named the top performer among 28 Chinese cities that took special measures to rein in pollution.
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Head Of China's New Environmental Watchdog Li Ganjie Warns Of Tight Gas Supplies
China's head of the newly-created Ministry of Ecological Environment warned on Monday of continuing challenges in the prolonged battle against pollution and expressed concerns about tight natural gas supplies.
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China's Tianjin City Issues First 2018 Level 2 pollution Alert From March 1
China's smog-prone port city of Tianjin issued its first level 2 "orange" pollution alert this year effective from March 1, the city government said in a statement on its website on Wednesday.
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Beijing To Slash Further Sale Of New Cars To Reduce Pollution
Beijing's municipal government today said it will further reduce new car sales in a bid to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution in the Chinese capital.
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China's Bullet Trains Turn Brown As Smog Crisis Intensifies
China's national observatory today renewed alerts for air pollution and fog across the country as the gleaming white bullet trains turned dark brown while travelling in pollution hit areas, major expressways closed and over flights getting cancelled.
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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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China's Smoggiest City Closes Schools Amid Public Anger
China's smoggiest city closed schools Wednesday as much of the country suffered its sixth day under an oppressive haze, sparking public anger about the slow response to the threat to children's health.
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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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Plants Closed, Cars Stopped As China Faces Smog 'Red Alert'
Chinese cities are limiting the number of cars on roads and have temporarily shut down factories to cut down pollution during a national "red alert" for smog.
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Under Pollution Alert, Beijing Orders 1,200 Factories to Shut
Beijing's city government has ordered 1,200 factories near the Chinese capital, including an oil refinery run by state oil major Sinopec and a Cofco food plant, to either shut or cut output following its highest possible air pollution warning.
