Posts Tagged ‘Beijing air pollution’
Posted by feww on November 26, 2014
ENVIRONMENTAL HOLOCAUST
DEADLY AIR POLLUTION
PROLONGED, RECURRING SMOG
SCENARIOS 797, 699, 444, 404, 402, 222
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Beijing PM2.5 AQI reaches 583; surrounding regions jump off the charts
Beijing health authorities ought to create new categories for Air Quality Index (AQI) above and beyond the existing EPA health breakpoints, which end with ‘Hazardous.’ Recommendations include ‘DNA-Changing,’ ‘Lung-Sludging,’ “Carcino Delight,’ ‘Two Blocks,’ ‘Breath Taker,’ … and so on.
Image of the Day
![beijing smog](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/beijing-smog.gif?w=367&h=433)
Source: http://aqicn.org/city/beijing/
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Posted by feww on June 20, 2013
Drought Disaster Declared for 10 Counties in California and Arizona
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated eight counties in California as agricultural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by the ongoing drought.
- The disaster declaration lists Imperial, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties as primary disaster areas, and Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Diego and San Luis Obispo as contiguous disaster areas.
- Additionally two counties in Arizona—La Paz and Yuma—have also been designated as contiguous disaster areas.
Georgia Disaster Areas
In a separate disaster declaration, USDA has designated a total of 13 counties in Georgia as primary or contiguous natural disaster areas due to damages and losses caused by excessive rain, high winds and hail that occurred from Feb. 24 – March 24, 2013.
- Those counties are Evans, Montgomery, Tattnall, Treutlen, Appling, Candler, Johnson, Long, Bryan, Emanuel, Laurens, Toombs, Bulloch, Jeff Davis, Liberty, Wayne and Wheeler.
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Singapore smog from Indonesia fires continued to choke the city-state
Haze caused by forest fires in Indonesia enveloped Singapore, pushing the pollution standards index to 371 on Thursday.
Parts of Malaysia have also been shrouded in “hazardous” pollution levels, prompting the authorities to close hundreds of schools in the south.
![singapore air pollution](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/singapore-air-pollution.gif?w=400)
Air Quality Index for Singapore, June 20, 2013 @ 12:00UTC. Sources:
Meteorological Service Singapore; http://aqicn.org Composite image by FEWW.
Prelude to more serious events?
Our colleagues at EDRO believe that the collapse of Singapore may occur as a result of volcanic activity on the island of Sumatra. However, they have not disclosed any further detail.
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Map of Singapore smog. Source: ASEAN Specialized Meteorological Center/ Meteorological Service Singapore via BBC
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Bolivia declares a state of emergency amid nationwide drought
The Bolivian government has declared a state of national emergency due to drought in the departments of Chuquisaca, Santa Cruz, Tarija and Cochabamba.
The drought has so far destroyed 84,000 hectares of crops and affected 16,000 families.
“To date, we have 16,000 families affected in the Bolivian Chaco region in Chuquisaca, Tarijo and Santa Cruz, and 226,000 head of cattle as well as 806,000 hectares of crops are at risk,” Deputy Minister of Civil Defense Oscar Cabrera told reporters.
Meantime, cold weather has affected six departments in the south and west. Frost has caused crop losses in the departments of Oruro, Potosi and La Paz located on the high plateau, as well as the valley regions Tarija, Chuquisaca and Cochabamba, added Cabera.
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Beijing’s Air Pollution Again Rises to “Very Unhealthy”
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“Death Penalty” for China’s Polluters
Meantime, China’s “supreme court and procuratorate jointly issued the new judicial explanation on Tuesday that imposes harsher punishments on polluters. In the most serious cases the death penalty could be handed down,” said a report.
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DISASTER CALENDAR – June 20, 2013 —
SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN:
996 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 996 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
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Posted by feww on March 17, 2013
Large blaze erupts in N. Colorado amid record high temperatures
A Colorado wildfire forced hundreds of evacuations on Saturday afternoon west of Fort Collins.
- The fire started accidentally on Friday afternoon amid record high temperatures and high winds, consuming about 1,000 acres in less than 24 hours.
- The blaze erupted in a residential community near Lory State Park, close to the area where massive wildfires destroyed hundreds of homes in 2012.
- The authorities sent up to 900 evacuation notices on Friday, however, the blaze was 45% contained by late Saturday, and the evacuees were told they could return home.
- The residents were warned they may have to evacuate again.
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Red Flag Warnings were in effect for most of New Mexico, and W Texas and SE Colorado. Source: NWS
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Toxic smog smothers Beijing again for the third consecutive day
![Beijing AQI](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/beijing-aqi1.png?w=460&h=412)
Beijing Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index (AQI). Source: Insdio. Image may be subject to copyright.
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AQI Chart
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March 17, 2013 — DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,091 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,091 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
- The countdown began on May 16, 2011 …
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Posted by feww on March 10, 2013
It’ll get a lot worse, before it’s all over!
Another major sandstorm hit large portions of northern and central China including the capital Beijing .
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Original caption: Citizens are seen amid dust and sand in Zhengzhou, capital of central China’s Henan Province, March 9, 2013. A sandstorm swept through Henan on Saturday, causing temperature drop and low visibility. (Xinhua/Zhao Peng). Image may be subject to copyright. More images…
- It was the second sandstorm to hit China this year, following the February 28 massive sandstorm that originated in Gobi Desert, Mongolia.
- The sand and dust which buffeted Beijing, forced the temperatures to drop by up to 9 degree Celsius, said a report.
- “The wind and dusty weather changed the capital’s major air pollutant component from PM2.5, airborne particles measuring less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter, to PM10.”
- The average density of PM10 rose sharply starting μ Saturday, with the peak density reaching 1,000 mg per square meter around noon in western parts of downtown Beijing.
- The wort affected areas included Liaoning, Shandong and Hebei provinces, and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region as well as Tianjin Municipality in northern China, Henan province in central China, Sichuan province in SW China, and Guangdong province on the South China Sea coast of the country.
Beijing Air Quality “Worse than SARS”
The poor air quality, according to a leading Chinese public health expert, is worse than SARS because nobody can escape it. Research suggests that air pollution can “raise the risk of cardio-respiratory death by 2 to 3 percent for every increase of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of pollutants.” Only 1 percent of China’s 560 million urban residents breathe air considered safe by the European Union, according to a 2007 World Bank study. A report released by China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection in November 2010 showed that “about a third of 113 cities failed to meet national air standards.” (http://chinadigitaltimes.net/2013/03/beijing-air-quality-worse-than-sars/)
China’s Soil Pollution: The “Silent Killer”
“About 40 percent of China’s agricultural land is irrigated with underground water, of which 90 percent is polluted, according to Liu Xin, a food and health expert and a member of an advisory body to parliament, who was quoted in the Southern Metropolitan Daily,” said a report.
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March 10, 2013 – DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,098 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,098 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
- The countdown began on May 15, 2011 …
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Posted by feww on February 28, 2013
Beijing air pollution soars ‘Beyond Index’ again
Air pollution in Beijing again soared to “Beyond Index” [AQI=506] at 6.00 am on Thursday.
The air quality further deteriorated as a massive sandstorm accompanied by gale force winds from Mongolia hit the Chinese capital several hours later, according to the Beijing Meteorological Bureau.
- The sandstorm has so far affected parts of Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Shanxi and Hebei provinces.
- Beijing authorities had already issued a “yellow haze” warning on Wednesday.
The amount of pollutants suspended in the air over the city of Beijing during the worst smog last month was more than 4,000 tons, according to a report by the Chinese Academy of Science.
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Posted by feww on February 17, 2013
Beijing and other Chinese provinces entombed in dense smog: Round 6
Chinese capital Beijing and many other large cities across the country were enveloped in dense smog Sunday for the 6th time in as many weeks.
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Where are you going today? Dense smog chokes Neihuang County of Anyang City in central China’s Henan Province, Feb. 17, 2013. (Xinhua/Liu Xiaokun). Image may be subject to copyright. More images…
Hazardous smog again shrouded Beijing and neighboring provinces today, disrupting flights and halting highway traffic, officials said.
The visibility at Beijing Capital International Airport fell to 5 – 10 meters earlier today, said a report.
The Beijing municipal traffic authorities were forced to shut down large sections of expressways linking to Kaifeng, Harbin, Shanghai and Tianjin.
Dense smog also enveloped the provinces of Hebei, Henan, Shandong and Tianjin as well as NW China’s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in the south today.
“The air quality index reached 500, or extreme pollution, in five monitoring sites at 8 a.m. in Shijiazhuang, the provincial capital of Hebei,” said the report.
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February 17, 2013 – DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,119 Days Left
Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,119 Days Left to ‘Worst Day’ in the brief Human History
- The countdown began on May 15, 2011 …
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Posted by feww on February 1, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,135 Days Left
[February 1, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,135 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 …
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Entombed in smog: Capital Beijing, 7 major cities and at least 6 populous provinces
Large parts of China major cities and populous provinces continued choking in hazardous smog, as air pollution warnings remained in effect on Thursday, said a report.
The worst affects areas are the capital Beijing, Tianjin municipality, Shijiazhuang, Jinan, Shanghai, Shenyang and Harbin cities, with heavy smog also reported in Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Liaoning and Jiangsu provinces.
- The visibility has dropped significantly, forcing the authorities to cancel flights and shut down expressways.
- “[China] is experiencing for the first time smog of such magnitude, spanning from the north all the way to the Yangtze River Delta and the Pearl River Delta,” said vice president for Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences.
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United States
Deadly storms move to U.S. Northeast
High wind generated by the 1,000-mile long storm system, stretching from New Orleans to Buffalo, cut power to hundreds of thousands of customers in the northeast.
- Torrential rains have triggered flash floods in several areas throughout the northeast.
- Georgia declared a state of emergency in Bartow and Gordon counties, after an EF-3 tornado destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes, killing at least 1 person and injuring 17 others, some of them critically.
- The worst affected town was southwestern Georgia town of Adairsville.
ADAIRSVILLE TORNADO
A SUPERCELL THUNDERSTORM THAT TRACKED ACROSS NORTHWEST BARTOW AND CENTRAL GORDON
COUNTIES FROM APPROXIMATELY 1115 AM TO 1155 AM ON WEDNESDAY… JANUARY 30 2013.
RATING: HIGH END EF-3 (136 TO 165 MPH)
ESTIMATED PEAK WIND: 160 MPH
PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 21.8 MILES
PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 900 YARDS
FATALITIES: 1
INJURIES: 17 /9 IN BARTOW…8 IN GORDON/ (NWS)
NWS has confirmed the following tornadoes and straight-line winds in Kentucky:
- EF-1 tornado in Orange County at 1:47am
- EF-0 tornado in Meade County at 4:05am
- EF-0 tornado in Harrison County, IN and Jefferson County, KY at 4:17am
- EF-2 tornado in Warren County
- Tornado in Barren County
- EF-0 tornado in Marion County at 5:42am
Australia
Disaster declared in NSW
The Premier of NSW and the Prime Minister of Australia have jointly declared the council areas of Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Kyogle, Lismore, Nambucca, Richmond Valley, and Tweed as natural disaster areas.declare the council areas of Ballina, Bellingen, Byron, Clarence Valley, Coffs Harbour, Kyogle, Lismore, Nambucca, Richmond Valley, and Tweed as natural disaster areas due to losses and damage caused by flooding.
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Posted by feww on January 29, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,138 Days Left
[January 29, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,138 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 …
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Beijingers choking by ‘worst fog ever’
Round 4 of heavy smog in less than 4 weeks, described by Beijingers as the ‘worst fog ever,’ enveloped the Chinese capital on Monday, worsening on Tuesday, and severely affecting visibility in large portions of the city, Xinhua reported.
The pea soup fog reduced visibility in downtown Beijing to such extent that office workers could no longer see the building tops.
Putrid air has caused a surge in respiratory illnesses, especially among children and the elderly, the report said.
A pediatric hospital in downtown Beijing has treated a record 9,000 children this month, mostly flu, pneumonia, tracheitis, bronchitis and asthma patients.
Air quality in Beijing on Tuesday hit 517 on an index maintained by the U.S. Embassy in the Chinese capital, which described the pollution as “Beyond Index,” said Reuters.
- The choking smog enveloped several cities, covering a total area of 1.3 million square kilometers Tuesday, said the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP).
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Egypt could collapse if political crisis continues
Egypt’s army chief warned today that the state could collapse should the current political turmoils continue.
- At least 60 people have been killed in the past 4 days as protesters across much of Egypt battle the police.
- “The continuation of the conflict between the different political forces and their differences over how the country should be run could lead to the collapse of the state and threaten future generations,” said the army chief, who is also the country’s defense minister.
- “The military is Egypt’s most powerful institution and was the de facto ruler since a 1952 coup by army officers seized power and later toppled the monarchy,” said a report.
Australian floods force evacuation of thousands in 2 states
- Burnett River burst its banks, flooding at least 2,000 homes in Bundaberg, Queensland.
- The river was expected to peak above 9.6m, some 1.5m above the 2010 flood level.
- “Those flood levels will be one of the highest levels recorded for the whole of the Bundaberg and Burnett region,” said Queensland Police Minister.
- About 8,000 people have been displaced across the flooded city.
- The storm cell moved south triggering extreme rain in parts of New South Wales, prompting the forced evacuation of at least 2,500 residents in the city of Grafton, as rising water threatened the levees.
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Posted by feww on January 23, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,144 Days Left
[January 23, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,144 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 …
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‘Progress’ to absurdity: From the Great Wall to heavy smog
The air pollution in Beijing Municipality rose to hazardous levels again on Wednesday, as heavy smog blanketed the city.
- “At 3 p.m., air quality indices at most monitoring stations in the city proper ranged from 311 to 400, a serious level, according to statistics from the Beijing Municipal Environmental Monitoring Center.” said a report.
![beijing smog 22jan13](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing-smog-22jan13.jpg?w=300&h=205)
Smog envelopes Beijing, the Chinese capital, January 22, 2013. (Xinhua/Wang Shen). More images…
Beijing meteorological observatory issued a yellow alert for heavy fog on Tuesday.
![beijing smog 23jan13](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/beijing-smog-23jan13.jpg?w=300&h=199)
Beijing: The Forbidden City was shrouded on Jan. 23, 2013. “The air quality hit the level of serious pollution in Beijing on Wednesday, as smog blanketed the city. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)”.
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Posted by feww on January 14, 2013
Earth dwellers fast running out of excuses!
Beijing’s PM2.5 particulate density exceed 900 micrograms per cubic meter over the weekend, nearly 40 times the World Health Organization’s “safe” daily limit, prompting the municipal government to issue a warning for air pollution.
- “Real-time monitoring data shows the air quality index was as high as 500 in most parts of the city, with some above 900. The smog is expected to last another three days, as weather conditions are preventing the pollutants from dispersing. The public are advised to stay indoors and to avoid strenuous exercise.” CNTV said.
- Beijing hospitals have reported increases of about 30% in the number of patients with respiratory problems in the past few days.
- Beijing has a minimum population of more than 20 million and at least 5.2 million vehicles.
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Heavy smog shrouds Beijing for a 3rd day. Photo shows Central Business District in Beijing on January 13 as dense fog in China’s east and central regions caused serious air pollution. The smog is expected to last until at least Wednesday. (Xinhua/Liu Changlong)
At least half of 74 Chinese cities monitored for air quality showed severe pollution over the weekend.
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Posted by feww on January 12, 2013
DISASTER CALENDAR SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,155 Days Left
[January 12, 2013] Mass die-offs resulting from human impact and the planetary response to the anthropogenic assault could occur by early 2016.
- SYMBOLIC COUNTDOWN: 1,155 Days Left to the most Fateful Day in Human History
- Symbolic countdown to the ‘worst day’ in human history began on May 15, 2011 ...
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Dangerous air pollution lingers in Beijing, as landslide kills 46 in SW China
Air quality indexes in Beijing were approaching 500 on Saturday, as monitoring stations in various parts of the Chinese capital warned the density of PM2.5 particulates had reached 700 micrograms per cubic meter.
An hour earlier, monitors at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing had recorded an off-the-chart air-quality reading of 728 and PM2.5 density of 845 micrograms per cubic meter, reports said.
- The air quality is regarded as ‘safe’ when the index is at 50 or lower, but hazardous for indexes between 301 and 500, when outdoor physical activities should be avoided.
- Beijing city government issued new rules last year under which all outdoor sports activities must cease and factories have to reduce production capacity when air-quality index exceeds 500.
- “Several other cities, including Tianjin on the coast east of Beijing and southern China’s Wuhan city, also reported severe pollution over the last several days.” AP reported.
- The authorities have blamed the the high concentration of air pollutants on dense fog and lack of wind.
![Temple of Heaven in Beijing](https://feww.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/temple-of-heaven-in-beijing.jpg?w=400)
Original caption: Visitors walk at the fog-enveloped Temple of Heaven in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 12, 2013. Heavy fog hit Beijing on Saturday. (Xinhua/Li Wen). More images…
Landslide in SW China’s Yunnan Province
The death toll from a landslide that buried a village in a mountainous region in southwest China’s Yunnan Province Friday climbed to 46, rescuers said.
- “The landslide hit the Zhaojiagou area of Gaopo Village, Zhenxiong County around 8:20 a.m. Friday. Zhenxiong is some 550 km northeast of the provincial capital, Kunming.”
- The victims included 27 adults and 19 children, according to the local authorities.
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