beijing residents use humour to cope with \'scary\', hazardous air pollution

by:Yovog     2023-07-06
Beijing residents joked about the smog hanging over the capital via social media. Authorities issued rare pollution warnings and urged schools to keep children indoors.
The city\'s official air quality index exceeded 500 micrograms per cubic meter for the second consecutive day.
Many people trust government data, with unofficial data from the US Embassy reaching 606.
Long exposure to air containing more than 300 micrograms per cubic meter, known as pm2. 5.
It is usually considered dangerous.
\"To be honest, I felt scared when I first saw it,\" 37-
Said Yu Hang, mother of the year.
She is worried that the air purifier at home is not enough to protect her two children.
\"In the past, the pollution was very serious, but I never felt scared before,\" she said . \".
Another Beijing residentyear-
Yang said he is keeping a close eye on the pollution index.
\"I have lived in Beijing for eight years and today is the worst I have ever seen,\" he said . \".
Beijing authorities blamed the smog on \"bad weather\" and there was no wind to disperse the pollution.
The Environmental Protection Agency issued an orange warning, the second highest pollution warning in four years.
A layered system that forces the factory to temporarily shut down.
On Chinese social media, there are questions about why the government has not issued the highest warning --a red alert —
This will limit the number of cars on the road and shut down the school completely.
Sales of masks have risen sharply, with many ordering more expensive brands from overseas.
\"We have received more than 500 mask orders in one day, usually we can only receive one or two daily,\" said Muren, an agent of Singapore mask brand Totobobo in China.
\"90 of these orders were sent to Beijing.
\"In the winter of northern China, the pollution is the most serious due to central heating, and most of them still rely on coal.
Last month, Shenyang recorded an unprecedented reading of 1,400 pm2. 5.
In response to air pollution and climate change, the Chinese government has pledged to gradually reduce the dominance of coal power generation and increase the use of non-coal
Source of fossil fuel
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