Planes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day

Planes grounded as smog chokes China for fifth day

Heavy smog suffocated northeast China for a fifth day Tuesday, with hundreds of flights cancelled and road and rail transport grinding to a halt under the low visibility conditions. More than 20...
China chokes under heavy smog

China chokes under heavy smog

Hospital visits spiked, roads were closed and flights cancelled today as China choked under a vast cloud of toxic smog, with forecasters warning the worse was yet to come. At least 23 cities in the...
China on higher alert for pollution as smog worsens

China on higher alert for pollution as smog worsens

China’s meteorological authority on Sunday upgraded its smog alert from yellow to orange, the second most serious level, after air pollution worsened in many parts of the country, including...
Shanghai… heavy smog triggering blue pollution alert

Shanghai… heavy smog triggering blue pollution alert

Air pollution is forecast to stay in Shanghai today and a blue smog alert is issued early in the morning, warning locals to reduce outdoor activities and take precautions. China has a four-tier...
Delhi to install roadside air purifiers to cut smog

Delhi to install roadside air purifiers to cut smog

Delhi’s government announced Friday that it will install air purifiers and a mist-making device at major road intersections in the Indian capital to curb choking levels of pollution. Delhi has been...
Singapore Shrouded in Smog as Haze Returns to SE Asia

Singapore Shrouded in Smog as Haze Returns to SE Asia

Acrid smog blanketed Singapore Friday as the city-state was hit by the year’s first major outbreak of haze, an annual crisis sparked by forest fires in neighboring Indonesia. Singapore’s air...
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