SCMP: Meteorologists Expect North China Smog To Get Even Worse As World Warms
Global warming will lead to more smog in northern China, according to mainland meteorologists. While pollutants discharged from factories were the key to air pollution, climate change was making it worse, Liu Hongli, a deputy researcher with the Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences, told China Youth Daily.
Ai Yuanxiu, a scientist at China’s National Climate Centre, was quoted by the newspaper as saying that the climate conditions in areas around Beijing would be “increasingly unfavourable” for pollutants to disperse.
“In short, smog will become more severe and frequent in the winter,” Ai was quoted saying.
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Ai said warmer weather had narrowed the temperature difference between northern and southern China, making it harder for cold air to move southwards and weakening winds that could blow the pollutants away. The areas with the highest levels of smog were mainly concentrated in the northern part of the country, according to Ai.
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http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/2068528/warmer-world-making-chinas-smog-woes-even-worse