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FIRE-EARTH Bulletin NO. 69 has been released.
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Posted by feww on February 25, 2014
FIRE-EARTH Bulletin NO. 69 has been released.
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No. of Days left: 743
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Posted by feww on February 25, 2014
Satellite remote monitoring showed 980,000km², or 10 percent of the country, blanketed by smog Sunday including Beijing and the provinces of Liaoning, Hebei, and Shanxi.
Beijing entered its six consecutive day of hazardous smog (AQI above 300), described by as “Apocalyptic smog” by the residents, on Tuesday. However, the authorities have failed to issue a “Red Alert” for the capital, breaking their own rules.
“A red alert indicates the most serious air pollution (AQI above 300) for three consecutive days. An orange alert indicates heavy to serious air pollution (AQI between 200 and 300) alternately for three consecutive days. A yellow alert indicates severe pollution for one day or heavy pollution for three consecutive days,” said a report.
Beijing was placed on “Yellow Alert” on Thursday, but the alert was upgraded to “Orange” for the first time on Friday, where it has stayed since.
The poisonous smog is forecast to linger until at least Thursday, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
Smog shrouds the Imperial Palace in Beijing, China, Feb. 24, 2014. Many parts of China have been enveloped by poisonous smog since last week. The potentially deadly pollution will linger in Beijing until at least Thursday, forecasters said. (Photo: Xinhua/Li Wen)
Beijing AQI
PM2.5 AQI for Beijing was 413 , indicating a PM2.5 concentration of between 350.5 and 500.4 micrograms per cubic meter (µgm–³), as of posting. (PM10 AQI: 240+; Temp: 2°C ; Range: 0°C to 12°C; Pressure: 1028hpa).
Pollution levels below 15.4µgm–³ (AQI of up to 50) are considered as “safe.”
A formula for calculating the AQI from the concentrations of various air pollutants (PM10, PM2.5, O3, CO, SO2, NO2 …) is posted HERE.
For earlier posts on Beijing AQI, search blog content.
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