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Tuesday, 7 January 2014

Heavy China Smog Prompts Warnings Against Outdoor Activity

China’s government warned people in north and central parts of the country to stay indoors today as heavy smog blanketed the region.


The level of PM2.5, fine air particulates that pose the greatest health risk, was as much as 287 micrograms per cubic meter at 4 p.m. in Shijiazhuang in the northern province of Hebei, neighboring Beijing, according to data from the China National Environmental Monitoring Center. That level of smog, the highest on a government scale from one to six, triggers warnings for people to avoid outdoor activities.


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Feifei Shen, Bloomberg News via CHINA US Focus http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ChinaUsFocus/~3/4BF0qWlkdVQ/

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