China's Pollution problem

[curenado]

whats with all these china sh1thole porn on off topic all the time lol

Good for people to be thankful and have more respect. Think of people they treat better than their own government. Trade what they can with em?

[GeneChing]

[GeneChing]

50X higher than that considered safe by WHO. And WHO tends to be conservative with such estimates.

China decries Shenyang pollution called 'worst ever' by activists
10 November 2015


AFP
Pollution is a perennial problem in the industrial northeast of China

Chinese state media and netizens have criticised high pollution levels in the northeast city of Shenyang, which activists have said could be the "worst ever" air quality seen in the country.

On Sunday pollution readings were about 50 times higher than that considered safe by the World Health Organization.

State media have blamed the local government for the thick smog.

Pollution is a perennial problem in China's northeast, home to heavy industries including coal mining.

In some parts of Shenyang, Sunday's readings of tiny particulate which can get into the lungs, known as PM 2.5, exceeded 1,400 mg per cubic metre, according to state media People's Daily.
The WHO recommends a maximum 24-hour average of 25 mg per cubic metre.

"As far as we are aware from the data we have been observing over the past few years, this is the highest ever PM 2.5 level recording" in the country, Dong Liansai a campaigner with environmental group Greenpeace, told AFP news agency.

There has been no government confirmation of this assertion.


AP
Residents expressed their outrage on the microblogging site Weibo

'Unreasonable'

The deterioration in air quality came as the city's coal-powered heating system fired up for the winter.

Local media reported delays in the enacting of emergency measures, such as warnings to the public and issuance of stop-work orders to work sites.

A Global Times editorial blamed local officials for inexperience in tackling pollution and "inconsistent channels of communication". It also blamed "unreasonable modes of energy consumption and [the] industrial structure".


AFP
Many Shenyang residents were still seen on the streets without masks amid the choking levels of pollution

But it also called for public understanding saying that in general, local governments "are still on a learning curve".

On the microblogging platform Weibo, Shenyang residents have continued to post pictures of themselves wearing masks and of the city plunged in a hazy gloom, using the hashtag #Shenyang Haze#, as the pollution persisted.

"I can't go on living like this, #Shenyang Haze#, if this goes on any longer everyone will probably get cancer," complained user BLS-Christine on Tuesday.

Multiple Weibo users shared ghostly images of neon signs "floating" in the air as buildings were rendered nearly invisible by the smog


Weibo


Weibo

Earlier this year China's environment ministry announced that only eight out of the country's 74 biggest cities had passed the government's basic air quality standards in 2014.
Most of the cities found to have the worst air were in the northeast of the country.

China is attempting to cut pollution but still relies heavily on coal for its energy and industrial needs.

[GeneChing]

Worst smog of the winter envelopes Beijing
More than 250,000 people in China's biggest cities could have their lives cut short from high levels of air pollution.
30 Nov 2015 09:41 GMT | Weather, Environment, Asia, China

Authorities in the Chinese capital have warned of "severe pollution" and advised the city's 20 million inhabitants to stay indoors.

Beijing has been shrouded in grey smog since Friday, reducing visibility to a few hundred metres.

Some pollution readings in the city have reached 22 times the level considered safe by the World Health Organization - despite commitments from the government to improve the environment.

Beijing and many other northern cities in China are notorious for their winter smog, which is caused by a combination of air pollution and weather conditions.

More than a quarter of a million people in China's biggest cities could have their lives cut short by high levels of air pollution, according to a recent joint study by Peking University and Greenpeace.

The Ministry of Environmental Protection has forecast severe pollution for Beijing and other areas until Tuesday, when strong winds are expected to clear some pollutants.


Beijing has issued its highest smog alert of the year after pollution reached hazardous levels. [Andy Wong/AP]


Smog has engulfed large parts of the country despite efforts to clean up the foul air. [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]


Beijing plans to ramp up its already tough car emission standards by 2017 in an effort by one of the world's most polluted cities to improve its often hazardous air quality. [Reuters]


A woman sells paper kites at Tiananmen Square on a day with poor air quality. [Mark Schiefelbein/AP]


The Forbidden City seen through the haze. [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters]


Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau warned that poor air quality could continue in the coming days. [Rolex Dela Pena/EPA]


Some of the worst smog of the winter enveloped Beijing on November 29 where air pollution levels are nearly 15 times the safety limit set by the World Health Organisation, according to US figures. [Rolex Dela Pena/EPA]

Ironic that this is happening while the Paris Climate Summit is happening.

[Jimbo]

Well, that pollution isn't only China's problem. It all blows out to other countries, even including to North America.

[GeneChing]

I just spoke to someone in Beijing yesterday and they said it was unbelievably horrible but just that evening (he was calling at night to reach me in the morning) it cleared up inexplicably for a moment and he saw some stars.

LOOK: Airpocalypse smothers Beijing as breathtaking PM2.5 levels hit 976 in some parts of the capital



On Sunday, Beijing issued its highest smog alert of the year, upgrading the yellow warning which had been in place for the past few days to orange, resulting in more than 2,100 major companies in polluting industries suspending their operations and all construction sites stopping their work in order to cut emissions.
But, it seems like too little, too late as the capital is now experiencing its most severe levels of pollution this year.

People's Daily,China ✔@PDChina
The reading of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in #Beijing on November 30, 2015
9:01 PM - 30 Nov 2015
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Yup, that reads a PM2.5 level of 2,242. The WHO consideres the safe level of PM2.5 particles to be 25 micrograms per cubic meter and China has a national standard of 75 micrograms. While this reading hasn't been confirmed elsewhere, several monitoring sites downtown recorded levels of more than 600 micrograms per cubic meter, while in the Beijing suburbs, readings were as high as 976 micrograms.
With air pollution levels at 35 times what is considered safe, schools in Beijing have been ordered to keep their students indoors today. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is missing out on all the fun due to his impeccably timed trip to the COP21 UN Conference on climate change summit in Paris. He'll be back in Beijing on Sunday.
This all comes as China has recently announced that it has achieved the pollution reduction targets for major pollutants outlined in its 12th Five Year Plan six months ahead of schedule. It also comes after reports that China is burning 17% more coal than it says it is.
Cities in the northeast of China frequently experience high levels of air pollution during winter due to the concentration of heavy industry and coal-fired power plants in the region. On Sunday, Hohhot more or less resembled the landscape of Mars during a dust storm.
Officials say that the heavy smog will continue until Wednesday when a cold front will move in from the west to help disperse the pollutants, allowing Beijingers to once again see more than 100 yards in front of them.

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At least people will stop complaining about how cold it's been.
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There are more pix but they are all just gray...

[GeneChing]

It's been over a decade since I've been in Beijing and the smog there was horrendous back then. What would a red alert be like? I can't even imagine.

Get your masks ready! Beijing issues its first ever RED ALERT for smog



Despite earlier reports to the contrary, Beijing will issue its first ever red alert for air pollution as heavy smog is set to descend upon the city in the coming days.
A red alert means that from 7 a.m. on Tuesday to 12 p.m. on Thursday, public schools will be closed and there will be a strict odd-even car ban imposed. Also, it should go without saying, but no barbecuing!
The city's air pollution reached year-high levels early last week with thick smog that shrouded landmarks and horrified the world during a global conference on climate change in Paris attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Initiially, this latest batch of smog wasn't predicted to be quite so toxic as the last, though authorities raised the alert level to "orange" over the weekend. Schools were to be required to keep their students indoors and heavy polluting factories were required to shut down until Thursday, when the smog is once again predicted to be dispersed.
But no longer! IT'S A RED ALERT! Everyone put on your masks, grab your industrial vacuum cleaners and follow Nut Brother into battle!



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By Alex Linder in News on Dec 7, 2015 11:59 PM