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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. In China’s latest tough anti-pollution measure, it is halting sales of 553 models of vehicles that don’t meet fuel-consumption standards. The halt in production of […]
India plans to spray water over its capital, New Delhi, to combat toxic smog that has triggered a pollution emergency, officials said on Friday, with conditions expected to worsen over the weekend. CBC | Health News
Published time: 27 Oct, 2017 08:26 Authorities have issued a yellow smog alert in and around the Chinese capital Beijing, as dense fog caused road closures in the country. People have taken to social media, posting pictures of blanketed sites and of themselves wearing masks. On Friday, air pollution levels in Chinese cities, including Beijing, […]
REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon A new study suggests that smog from burning coal cuts roughly three years off the lives of people in northern China compared with their southern counterparts. The report, based on air quality data in 154 cities from 1981 to 2012, found pollution levels were 46 percent higher north of the Huai River, a dividing […]
