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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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China Wants 23 Northern Cities Put On Red Alert For Smog
Environmental authorities in China have advised 23 northern cities to issue red alerts, the highest possible air pollution warning, on Friday evening, against the "worst" smog the country has experienced since autumn, state media said.
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Beijing Issues Red Alert For Severe Air Pollution
Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 Thursday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and surrounding areas in north China during the next five days.
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Air Pollution In China Abates, But Winter A Problem: Greenpeace
Air pollution levels fell in most cities in China last year, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday, but a humid and windless winter shrouded swaths of the country in choking smog, slowing improvement in the second half.
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Beijing Says Pollution Lessened In 2015 Despite Smog Alerts
Environmental authorities in Beijing say air quality improved in 2015, a year in which they issued the city's first two red smog alerts and showed a greater willingness to disrupt industry and ordinary people in search of cleaner air.
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Beijing Pollution Soars But No Red Alert
Parts of China's capital Beijing suffered air pollution more than 20 times recommended levels today, but authorities refrained from issuing the highest smog alert.
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IBM, Microsoft Spy Opportunity in Forecasting China's Smog
Bouts of acrid smog enveloping Beijing prompted authorities in the Chinese capital to declare two unprecedented "red alerts" this month.
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10 Chinese Cities Issue Pollution Red Alert: Reports
More than 100 million people in China have been warned to stay indoors after at least 10 Chinese cities issued red alerts for smog, state media reported today.
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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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Thousands Of Plants Cut Production As Beijing Smog Persists
Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the government said Monday, as the city remained shrouded under toxic haze for the third consecutive day.
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Beijing On Pollution 'Red Alert', But Smog Not As Severe As Forecast
China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the government had issued its highest air pollution alert.
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Beijing Issues Second Ever 'Red Alert' For Severe Smog
China's capital city issued a "red alert" for pollution on Friday, hard on the heels of its first-ever such warning earlier this month, as the Beijing leadership vows to crack down on often hazardous levels of smog.
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Year's Worst Smog To Hit North China, Second Red Alert Likely
Beijing and parts of northern China will see the worst smog so far this year from Saturday which may prompt authorities to issue a second red alert this month.
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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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China Wants 23 Northern Cities Put On Red Alert For Smog
Environmental authorities in China have advised 23 northern cities to issue red alerts, the highest possible air pollution warning, on Friday evening, against the "worst" smog the country has experienced since autumn, state media said.
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Beijing Issues Red Alert For Severe Air Pollution
Beijing issued its first air pollution red alert for 2016 Thursday, as choking smog is expected to cover the city and surrounding areas in north China during the next five days.
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Air Pollution In China Abates, But Winter A Problem: Greenpeace
Air pollution levels fell in most cities in China last year, environmental group Greenpeace said on Wednesday, but a humid and windless winter shrouded swaths of the country in choking smog, slowing improvement in the second half.
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Beijing Says Pollution Lessened In 2015 Despite Smog Alerts
Environmental authorities in Beijing say air quality improved in 2015, a year in which they issued the city's first two red smog alerts and showed a greater willingness to disrupt industry and ordinary people in search of cleaner air.
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Beijing Pollution Soars But No Red Alert
Parts of China's capital Beijing suffered air pollution more than 20 times recommended levels today, but authorities refrained from issuing the highest smog alert.
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IBM, Microsoft Spy Opportunity in Forecasting China's Smog
Bouts of acrid smog enveloping Beijing prompted authorities in the Chinese capital to declare two unprecedented "red alerts" this month.
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10 Chinese Cities Issue Pollution Red Alert: Reports
More than 100 million people in China have been warned to stay indoors after at least 10 Chinese cities issued red alerts for smog, state media reported today.
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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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Thousands Of Plants Cut Production As Beijing Smog Persists
Beijing has ordered 2,100 factories to suspend or reduce production as part of its "red alert" measures to deal with smog, the government said Monday, as the city remained shrouded under toxic haze for the third consecutive day.
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Beijing On Pollution 'Red Alert', But Smog Not As Severe As Forecast
China's capital Beijing was bracing for four days of choking smog starting Saturday, but residents said the haze was less severe than forecast, with some questioning why the government had issued its highest air pollution alert.
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Beijing Issues Second Ever 'Red Alert' For Severe Smog
China's capital city issued a "red alert" for pollution on Friday, hard on the heels of its first-ever such warning earlier this month, as the Beijing leadership vows to crack down on often hazardous levels of smog.
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Year's Worst Smog To Hit North China, Second Red Alert Likely
Beijing and parts of northern China will see the worst smog so far this year from Saturday which may prompt authorities to issue a second red alert this month.
