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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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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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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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China To Extend Winter Anti-Smog Measures For Another Year
China will extend winter anti-smog measures such as production cuts and traffic restrictions for a third successive winter, the environment ministry said in a pollution battle plan for 2019 published on Wednesday.The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) also vowed to speed up the elimination of small coal-fired heating boilers in major regions...
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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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China Turns to Science for Effective Treatments in War on Smog
China's industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, "scientific" approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday.
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China Regions Vow To Step Up Pollution Crackdown After Central Government Probes
A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.
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US Republicans Press For F-35 Fighter Jet Sale To Taiwan Amid China Threat
China said it will work to improve levels of standardisation in its electric vehicle industry, a sector it is aggressively promoting to help combat smog and to position the country as a leading car-making giant in the future.
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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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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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China Opens 'World's Largest Air Purifier' To Fight Pollution: 5 Facts
China seems to have found the solution for increasing air pollution. According to the Lancet report, air pollution in China killed about 1.8 million people. China has built a 100 metre high, nearly 328 feet tall air purifier, touted to be world's largest, to combat the deadly pollution in the country. The world's largest air purifier is built in Xi...
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China's Air Pollution Worsens For First Time In A Decade: Report
China's air pollution worsened in 2023, the first time it has done so in a decade, a study released on Friday said.
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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.
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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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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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China To Extend Winter Anti-Smog Measures For Another Year
China will extend winter anti-smog measures such as production cuts and traffic restrictions for a third successive winter, the environment ministry said in a pollution battle plan for 2019 published on Wednesday.The Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) also vowed to speed up the elimination of small coal-fired heating boilers in major regions...
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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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China Turns to Science for Effective Treatments in War on Smog
China's industry ministry will adopt a more nuanced, "scientific" approach when it comes to curbing emissions from polluting firms, it said on Wednesday.
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China Regions Vow To Step Up Pollution Crackdown After Central Government Probes
A total of eight Chinese regions have promised to beef up anti-pollution curbs, vowing fresh cuts in smog, cleaner water and soil and tighter scrutiny over government officials after Beijing-led probes uncovered thousands of violations.
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US Republicans Press For F-35 Fighter Jet Sale To Taiwan Amid China Threat
China said it will work to improve levels of standardisation in its electric vehicle industry, a sector it is aggressively promoting to help combat smog and to position the country as a leading car-making giant in the future.
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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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China Urges Regions To Take Responsibility After Yangtze Smog Surge
China's regional governments need to take more responsibility for local pollution and stop blaming others, a senior environmental official said on Tuesday, following increases in smog in the Yangtze and Pearl river delta regions in January.
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China Opens 'World's Largest Air Purifier' To Fight Pollution: 5 Facts
China seems to have found the solution for increasing air pollution. According to the Lancet report, air pollution in China killed about 1.8 million people. China has built a 100 metre high, nearly 328 feet tall air purifier, touted to be world's largest, to combat the deadly pollution in the country. The world's largest air purifier is built in Xi...
