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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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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 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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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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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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6 Killed In Massive Vehicle Pileup In China Due To Heavy Smog
At least six people were killed and four others injured today in a 33-vehicle pileup at a highway in north China due to poor visibility caused by heavy smog, a day when Beijing enforced the first-ever red alert for pollution.
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Beijing's Red Alert For Smog Rekindles Anger And Confusion
Families in Beijing waited anxiously on Monday evening to hear whether schools would shut the next day, posing sudden child-care challenges, after the city issued its first-ever red alert for heavy smog about 6:30 p.m., advising school closures in an effort to protect students' health and reduce traffic on the roads, among other measures.
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Beijing Issues First Ever 'Red Alert' on Air Pollution
China's capital on Monday issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, as the city government warned that Beijing would be shrouded in heavy smog from Tuesday until Thursday.
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Smog to Blanket China; Schools to Suspend Outdoor Activities
Heavy smog today returned to blanket China partially as it is expected to cause high-level air pollution in coming days, forcing schools to suspend outdoor activities.
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Students Asked to Stay Indoors as Smog Blankets Beijing
All schools in the Chinese capital Beijing have been ordered to keep students indoors and adjust classroom activities as heavy smog blanketed the city of 21 million for the third day as top emitter of greenhouse gases China grappled with heavy pollution.
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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.
-
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 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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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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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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6 Killed In Massive Vehicle Pileup In China Due To Heavy Smog
At least six people were killed and four others injured today in a 33-vehicle pileup at a highway in north China due to poor visibility caused by heavy smog, a day when Beijing enforced the first-ever red alert for pollution.
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Beijing's Red Alert For Smog Rekindles Anger And Confusion
Families in Beijing waited anxiously on Monday evening to hear whether schools would shut the next day, posing sudden child-care challenges, after the city issued its first-ever red alert for heavy smog about 6:30 p.m., advising school closures in an effort to protect students' health and reduce traffic on the roads, among other measures.
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Beijing Issues First Ever 'Red Alert' on Air Pollution
China's capital on Monday issued its first ever "red alert" for pollution, as the city government warned that Beijing would be shrouded in heavy smog from Tuesday until Thursday.
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Smog to Blanket China; Schools to Suspend Outdoor Activities
Heavy smog today returned to blanket China partially as it is expected to cause high-level air pollution in coming days, forcing schools to suspend outdoor activities.
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Students Asked to Stay Indoors as Smog Blankets Beijing
All schools in the Chinese capital Beijing have been ordered to keep students indoors and adjust classroom activities as heavy smog blanketed the city of 21 million for the third day as top emitter of greenhouse gases China grappled with heavy pollution.
