Pollution
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Shanghai’s New Air Quality Mascot Cries About Pollution
Shanghai’s Environmental Protection Bureau has a cute new mascot on their website to convey to the public the quality of the air they are breathing each day. It’s a little cartoon girl with pigtails who lets us know how much PM 2.5 particulate matter is in the air with her emotions and hair color. When the air [...]
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The Smog In China Is So Thick That Ferries Can’t Cross The Yangtze River
I wasn’t expecting much to stand in my way as I was riding my bike from Taizhou to Zhenjiang in order to check out the Dantu “ghost city.” Least of all was I expecting smog to stop me short. The trip was going fine as I rode down past China Medical City and Gaogang. It [...]
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Airpocalypse! Another Smog Storm Covers China
The east of China is again engulfed in a blanket of smog so think in places you can hardly see down the street. Children have been ordered to remain indoors, and the people have been ordered to take measures to protect their health.
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