China’s Air Quality Chart Goes Apesh*t Again

Beijing entombed by mega smog, AGAIN

The Beijing Weather Station issued a “yellow haze alert,” the country’s third highest alert level, warning of serious air pollution and very low visibility on Monday, October 28, 2013.

Beijing’s air quality remained at “Hazardous” level with the pollution index climbing to 424 on Monday at 21:00 local time.

[Hazardous Air Pollution – Mandatory Health Alert: Everyone may experience more serious health effects]

Beijing’s air quality index (AQI) climbed to 424 on Monday at 21:00. In several other populous municipalities the index climbed to as high as 824. Source: http://aqicn.org/

Dense smog fills the daytime air in Chang’an Avenue, downtown Beijing, China, October 28, 2013. (Source: news.xinhuanet.com/CFP).

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