Smog at Extremely Hazardous Levels in Shanghai

[joshcryer]

Shanghai authorities ordered schoolchildren indoors and halted all construction Friday as China's financial hub suffered one its worst bouts of air pollution, bringing visibility down to a few dozen meters and obscuring the city's spectacular skyline.

The financial district was shrouded in a yellow haze and noticeably fewer people walked the city's streets. Vehicle traffic also was thinner, as authorities pulled 30 percent of government vehicles from the roads. They also banned fireworks and stopped all public sporting events.

Protective masks and air purifiers were selling briskly at local stores.

"I feel like I'm living in clouds of smog," said Zheng Qiaoyun, a local resident who kept her 6-month-old son at home. "I have a headache, I'm coughing, and it's hard to breathe on my way to my office."

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/smog-extremely-hazardous-levels-shanghai-21120221

More photos here: http://www.businessinsider.com/this-is-what-the-sun-looks-like-in-shanghai-2013-12

China, worlds beacon of renewable energy.

[Systematic Chaos]

1. Must be true.

All I can see in those pictures is the solar saving them. If I squint real hard through the tears.

[Eugene]

2. Flights delayed as air pollution hits record in Shanghai

Source: Reuters

Flights delayed as air pollution hits record in Shanghai

SHANGHAI Fri Dec 6, 2013 5:18am EST

(Reuters) - Hundreds of flights were delayed or cancelled on Friday in China's commercial hub of Shanghai as record levels of air pollution shrouded the city in smog, prompting authorities to issue the highest level of health warning.

The incident is especially embarrassing at a time when China seeks to build Shanghai into a global business hub on par with the likes of London, New York and Hong Kong by 2020.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/06/us-china-pollution-idUSBRE9B508X20131206

[phantom power]

3. That is killing more people every day than Fukushima has killed since March 2011.

But nobody will go "cold turkey" on automobiles or burning coal.

[joshcryer]

4. China is responsible for 29% of California's air pollution.

http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2010/12/01/california-pollution-made-in-china/

I suppose it's ironic in a way that we export our production to them, they export their pollution to us, and the rest of the world.

[Nihil]

5. Details, details, ....

You're not allowed to post facts without an overwhelming side-order of cheerleading
for under-funded propanganda groups at the same time!