With the winter months coming in China, the smog levels are
skyrocketing. The amount of pollution this year is the worst in recorded
history for China. Every winter the smog tends to increase quite a bit because
of the country’s dependence on coal. But since winter has started, the amount
of pollution in the air has jumped to 40 times the international safety
standard. The smog is so bad you cannot see half a football field away from
you, a housewife in china said she looked out her window and thought it was
snowing but soon realized it was layers of built up smog, also saying that she
has not seen the sun for a long time. This causes road closers; school closures
and they are also advising the elderly and young with respiratory problems to
stay inside as much as possible. China’s dependency sits at about 70% energy
from coal; but the Cabinet of China has said they plan to reduce it to 65% by
2017. I guess that is better then nothing.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/super-smog-beijing-china_n_4134226.html?utm_hp_ref=green
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