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Smog, Grey Clouds Engulf Beijing As Sandstorms Return To China
The concentration of fine particulates in the air in Beijing is currently 46.2 times the World Health Organization's annual air quality guideline value, according to IQAir, a website that issues air quality data and information.
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"Severe" Smog Is Beijing Winter Olympics' New Problem
Beijing's air pollution is far below acceptable World Health Organization levels with the Chinese capital a month away from hosting the Winter Olympics- but environmental data shows its skies have improved dramatically in recent years.
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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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Pollution Pods At UN Climate Summit Help People Experience Delhi's Smog
An immersive art installation at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, Spain, is allowing visitors and leaders from around the world to experience the daily reality of air pollution faced by millions in New Delhi, Beijing and other polluted cities.
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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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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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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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Beijing Achieves Air Quality Goals Set By Government: Official
After grappling with alarming levels of smog, Beijing witnessed an improved air quality in 2017 after implementation of various pollution control measures, a Chinese official said today.
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Beijing May Be Starting To Win Its Battle Against Smog
Beijing may have turned a corner in its battle against the city's notorious smog, according to Reuters calculations, and environmental consultants say the Chinese government deserves much of the credit for introducing tough anti-pollution measures.
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China's Government Accuses Four Cities Of Air Pollution Failures
Four cities in China's northeastern province Heilongjiang were accused by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of increasing air pollution due to administrative failures
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Lessons From Beijing As Delhi Fights Toxic Smog
As New Delhi suffers through a surge in the most harmful type of smog -- a toxic stew that makes India's capital one of the most polluted in the world -- Beijing offers lessons in how another troubled city made progress clearing the air.
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China's War On Pollution Means Little To A Chemical Park's Neighbours
Though China's Hebei province promised to close down companies that are poisoning the environment, villagers living in the shadows of the Guantao chemical park remain sceptical.
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As Toxic Air Shrouds Beijing Again, China Vows Fresh Smog Crackdown
China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region.
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Smog-Hit Beijing Plans 'Green Necklace' To Block Pollution
Beijing and the surrounding province of Hebei will plant trees, establish green belts and make use of rivers and wetlands to create a "green necklace" to protect China's smog-hit capital from pollution, the Hebei government said on Thursday.
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Choked By Smog, Beijing Creates New Environmental Police
Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.
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Smog, Grey Clouds Engulf Beijing As Sandstorms Return To China
The concentration of fine particulates in the air in Beijing is currently 46.2 times the World Health Organization's annual air quality guideline value, according to IQAir, a website that issues air quality data and information.
-
"Severe" Smog Is Beijing Winter Olympics' New Problem
Beijing's air pollution is far below acceptable World Health Organization levels with the Chinese capital a month away from hosting the Winter Olympics- but environmental data shows its skies have improved dramatically in recent years.
-
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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Pollution Pods At UN Climate Summit Help People Experience Delhi's Smog
An immersive art installation at the COP25 UN climate conference in Madrid, Spain, is allowing visitors and leaders from around the world to experience the daily reality of air pollution faced by millions in New Delhi, Beijing and other polluted cities.
-
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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Beijing Set To Exit List Of World's Top 200 Most-Polluted Cities: Report
China's capital of Beijing is on track to drop out from the list of the world's top 200 most-polluted cities this year, with hazardous smog concentrations falling to their lowest on record in August, data compiled by IQAir AirVisual showed on Thursday.
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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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Beijing Achieves Air Quality Goals Set By Government: Official
After grappling with alarming levels of smog, Beijing witnessed an improved air quality in 2017 after implementation of various pollution control measures, a Chinese official said today.
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Beijing May Be Starting To Win Its Battle Against Smog
Beijing may have turned a corner in its battle against the city's notorious smog, according to Reuters calculations, and environmental consultants say the Chinese government deserves much of the credit for introducing tough anti-pollution measures.
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China's Government Accuses Four Cities Of Air Pollution Failures
Four cities in China's northeastern province Heilongjiang were accused by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) of increasing air pollution due to administrative failures
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Lessons From Beijing As Delhi Fights Toxic Smog
As New Delhi suffers through a surge in the most harmful type of smog -- a toxic stew that makes India's capital one of the most polluted in the world -- Beijing offers lessons in how another troubled city made progress clearing the air.
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China's War On Pollution Means Little To A Chemical Park's Neighbours
Though China's Hebei province promised to close down companies that are poisoning the environment, villagers living in the shadows of the Guantao chemical park remain sceptical.
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As Toxic Air Shrouds Beijing Again, China Vows Fresh Smog Crackdown
China's smoggiest cities have pledged to ramp up the battle on pollution after air quality deteriorated in the first few months of this year, the China Daily reported on Monday, as smog blanketed the capital, Beijing, and the surrounding region.
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Smog-Hit Beijing Plans 'Green Necklace' To Block Pollution
Beijing and the surrounding province of Hebei will plant trees, establish green belts and make use of rivers and wetlands to create a "green necklace" to protect China's smog-hit capital from pollution, the Hebei government said on Thursday.
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Choked By Smog, Beijing Creates New Environmental Police
Officials in Beijing have announced a new environmental police squad to root out illegal burning, the latest government response to the widespread public anger over China's persistent problems with smog.
