FIRE-EARTH Alert – PPTTRRGG

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CJ Members

Details of the Alert ‘PPTTRRG2’ will be broadcast on FIRE-EARTH Ch3 on December 8, 2015 at the following times:

• 05:32 and 07:02UTC

Hazardous Air: Beijing Finally Issues a ‘Red Alert’

Smog must be serious!

Beijing has issued its first ever “red alert”  as smog levels continue to build up.

The red alert means schools must close and outdoor construction have to stop, probably for the next three days.

The red alert, the highest available, which has not been used in the Chinese capital before, means authorities expect at least three consecutive days of hazardous smog.

The PM2.5 AQI in the city were 249 at 24:00 local time, down from a recent maximum of 428, and much lower than last week’s levels that easily exceeded 600.

The red alert indicates that hazardous pollution levels are forecast over the next three or more days.

Additionally, China’s weather observatory has issued an orange alert for smog in northern China, which is expected to linger through Tuesday evening, reported the state-run Xinhua news agency.

“Beijing, Tianjin, parts of the neighboring provinces of Hebei, Henan and Shandong, as well as Shanxi, Shaanxi and parts of Jiangsu and Anhui provinces in east China will face moderate smog, with south Beijing to experience heavy smog, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said.”

Environmental activists said the AQI reached a record 1,400 in the city of Shenyang the last week of November, the highest in the country, according to reports.

Related Links

• Beijing Issues ‘Crazy Smog’ Alert Posted on November 30, 2015
• ‘Breathtaken’ Beijing Besotted by Beastly Smog (AGAIN) Posted on January 15, 2015

Powerful Earthquake Strikes Tajikistan

M7.2 quake strikes Gorno-Badakhshan, Pamir Mountains

Centered at 38.258°N, 72.767°E, about 105km W of sparsely populated Murghob, the quake occurred at a depth of 26km, reported USGS/EHP.

The event was followed by at least half dozen aftershocks, including one in as far away as Kyrgyzstan, as of posting.

• 4.9 69km SW of Karakul, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 11:48:03 UTC 39.1 km
• 4.6 103km W of Murghob, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 10:34:26 UTC 31.4 km
• 5.4 51km SSW of Karakul, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 10:04:59 UTC 23.7 km
• 4.8 56km SW of Karakul, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 09:24:57 UTC 34.9 km
• 4.8 52km SSW of Karakul, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 08:55:51 UTC 29.6 km
• 5.5 29km SSE of Chayek, Kyrgyzstan 2015-12-07 08:30:57 UTC 26.1 km
• 4.8 108km W of Murghob, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 08:24:15 UTC 45.2 km
• 7.2 105km W of Murghob, Tajikistan 2015-12-07 07:50:06 UTC 26.0 km