Pollution warnings as cities in northeast China shrouded in smog
Cities in northeast China were blanketed in thick smog over the weekend, with the weather bureau issuing orange smog alerts – its second-highest warning – for seven areas in the region.
The central meteorological administration on Sunday warned of heavy smog in Tianjin and cities across Hebei, Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu and Hubei provinces after the alerts were issued on Saturday....
The latest alerts come a day after a new study from the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago said China’s average life expectancy could be increased by 2.9 years if its air quality improved to levels recommended by the World Health Organisation.
While EPI director Michael Greenstone said China was “winning its war against pollution” with large improvements, its average emission levels continue to be much higher than WHO limits.