Beijing skies turn orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale

 

I’ve read an article about horrible accident that took place in China. A huge sandstorm with already high polluted air turned the blue and cloudless sky in Beijing into terribly orange and hard to breathe. Air quality indexes recorded extremely high ratings on Monday as commuters travelled to work through the dark air across China’s capital.

Chinese meteorological authorities were obligated to issue that its second highest alert level. Levels of pm 2.5, the small air pollution particles that we inhale, were recorded above 600 micrograms in many parts of the city, reaching a 24-hour average of 200 before midday. The WHO recommends average daily concentrations of 25!

State media reported at least 341 people were reported missing in Mongolia, which was also hit by sandstorms, and flights were forbidden because of low visibility. Sandstorms happen actually quite often at this season but long-term residents said they had not seen something like this in years.

The author wrote that the main reason of such a catastrophy is large-scale deforestation what China is trying to prevent by planting trees. But as we see, no results.






https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/mar/15/beijing-skies-turn-orange-as-sandstorm-and-pollution-send-readings-off-the-scale

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  1. englishdiary17 marca 2021 02:01

    No comment of your own?
    I wouldn't call this phenomenon an accident but a natural disaster. Accidents are provoked by people and/or machines.

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