http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/23/science/earth/23hong.html
Air Pollution has reached a record high in Hong Kong. On Monday they reached the highest levels in history and continued in intensity on Tuesday. The government even issued an " official government warning to avoid outdoor activities and physical exertion." For the past few days the city has been obscured by a grey haze and you can't even see the city scape. Pollution levels were 12 to 14 times the amount recommended by the World Health Organization, according to the Clean Air Network, which campaigns to inform the public on Hong Kong’s pollution issues, on Monday. According to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, there are two dozen sandstorms a year, six times the number 50 years ago, according to China Daily, an official English-language newspaper. While natural pollution has had a substantial affect on the cities air quality, it is the roadside pollution stemming from factories and car emissions that will destroy the world.
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ReplyDeleteI am fascinated by this blog, and the content it contains. Never have a come across and more thorough examination of recent Chinese events. Pollution is such an important issue and I am glad that you spent time to focus on it. This blog is utterly amazing.
ReplyDeleteThis was also an issue during the Olympics and although China took care of it for that event it seems that they have gone back to way things were before. For the sake of their people I hope they try to clean their air.
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