Skip to content
The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper

The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper

Title

Name

Primary Menu
  • Home
  • Mindanao
  • Visayas
  • National
  • Features
  • Opinion
  • Business
  • International
  • SciTech
  • Health & Wellness
  • Sports
  • About Us
    • Regional Advertising Rates
    • Contact Us
    • Profile
  • Home
  • International
  • China alerts spread as Beijing besieged by smog – Channel News Asia
  • Featured
  • International

China alerts spread as Beijing besieged by smog – Channel News Asia

Editor December 9, 2015

Pollution red alerts spread to more Chinese cities, state media reported Wednesday (Dec 9) as Beijing entered its third day of heavy smog, with officials warning poor conditions could last until Saturday in some places.

Dingzhou and Xinji, two cities in Hebei province, which surrounds Beijing, followed the capital’s lead to issue their first ever red alerts, the state-run China Daily reported, while 27 other cities across northern parts of the country also upgraded their public warning levels Tuesday, it said.

More than 300 million people in the region were affected by the toxic air, it added.

“According to forecasts, from December 8 to 12, the overall conditions for the atmospheric diffusion (of smog) are unfavourable,” said the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau on its official website earlier this week.

On Wednesday, Beijing continued to choke under levels of PM2.5 – harmful microscopic particles that penetrate deep into the lungs – above 250 micrograms per cubic metre, according to the US embassy, which issues independent readings.

The World Health Organization’s recommended maximum exposure is 25.

The capital issued its first ever red alert for pollution on Monday – the highest in the four-tiered, colour-coded warning system adopted nationally, but lacking in standardisation, with regulations differing from city to city.

It has grounded half of the city’s private cars, ordered construction sites and certain factories shut, and recommended school closures, causing parents to scramble for childcare options.

Most of the country’s greenhouse gas emissions come from the burning of coal for electricity and heating – particularly bad when demand peaks in winter – and is also the main cause of smog, which can include multiple pollutants.

The chronic haze blanketing northeastern China was so thick earlier this month that, unlike the Great Wall, it could be seen from outer space, according to satellite photographs from NASA.(Channel News Asia)

Link: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/china-alerts-spread-as/2332286.html

fb-share-icon
Tweet 20

Continue Reading

Previous: 8 civilians, 3 gunmen killed in attack on Afghanistan’s Kandahar airport – CNN News
Next: What a scientist discovered beneath ‘Mona Lisa’ – ABS CBNnews

Related News

Hacker by Tima
  • International

South Korea’s largest telecom operator suffers mass exodus of customers over data leak

Editor June 2, 2025
Bountiful-harvest
  • Featured
  • Mindanao Post

Aquaponics to conservation: How a young farmer is growing change

Editor May 28, 2025
BLT-1
  • Business
  • Featured

Joy of Sharing: Jollibee Group Foundation Marks 20 Years of Impactful Partnerships and Progress

Editor May 22, 2025

Trending News

JBL Unleashes Next-Level Audio in Davao JBL 1
  • Business
  • Technology

JBL Unleashes Next-Level Audio in Davao

June 6, 2025
PH mangoes land in Rome in bid to win over Italian market Mango1 2
  • Business
  • National

PH mangoes land in Rome in bid to win over Italian market

June 3, 2025
DOTr orders closure, raps vs. AirAsia Move over excessive air fares AirAsia-MOVE-app 3
  • National

DOTr orders closure, raps vs. AirAsia Move over excessive air fares

June 2, 2025
DOT assures Korean community of strengthened tourist safety measures Seo-In-Guk-&-Christina-Frasco 4
  • National
  • Tourism

DOT assures Korean community of strengthened tourist safety measures

June 2, 2025
SSS welcomes UnionDigital Bank President and CEO – talks about partnership opportunities for micro lending, for overseas Filipinos, and for transfer of technology uniondigital-bank 5
  • National

SSS welcomes UnionDigital Bank President and CEO – talks about partnership opportunities for micro lending, for overseas Filipinos, and for transfer of technology

June 2, 2025
  • Facebook
  • X
  • YouTube
  • Blog
Copyright © 2025. The Mindanao Examiner Regional Newspaper. All Rights Reserved. | MoreNews by AF themes.