Shanghai is notorious for its terrible air quality, but the smog in China's capital just hit absurd levels. The government's air pollution monitoring site records the level of PM2.5, particulate matter hazardous to health, at 477 as of this writing, one of the highest pollution levels ever recorded. The World Health Organization recommends an average PM2.5 level of 20 or below.
A fetid product of industrial pollution, car exhaust and particulate matter from coal burning, this blanket has been left to fester in the city's streets due to a bout of cold and still weather. It makes the city a dangerous place to be a living, breathing human right now. "Severely polluted" air, the government site states, puts residents at increased risk of cardiopulmonary diseases, and it's suggested that everyone in the city avoid outdoor activity.
This is a clear day in Shanghai:
And this is Shanghai at all-time high levels of air pollution:
A Reddit user posted photos taken on Thursday and Friday, showing the dramatic change:
from Healthy Living - The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/shanghai-smog-photos_n_4398574.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&ir=Healthy+Living
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A fetid product of industrial pollution, car exhaust and particulate matter from coal burning, this blanket has been left to fester in the city's streets due to a bout of cold and still weather. It makes the city a dangerous place to be a living, breathing human right now. "Severely polluted" air, the government site states, puts residents at increased risk of cardiopulmonary diseases, and it's suggested that everyone in the city avoid outdoor activity.
This is a clear day in Shanghai:
And this is Shanghai at all-time high levels of air pollution:
Shanghai this morning, AQI in the 400s, worst air pollution I've seen in the city. Air filters on high. pic.twitter.com/To6tQAAnOh
— Rob Schmitz (@rob_schmitz) December 6, 2013
Wow, Shanghai looks like Cloud City. Except those clouds are made of death. pic.twitter.com/R5c108PkzJ
— Noah Smith (@Noahpinion) December 5, 2013
Air pollution creeps indoors as smog hits new record in Shanghai. http://t.co/iwCkl058Ng pic.twitter.com/ENo8QT71I3
— Jim Roberts (@nycjim) December 6, 2013
Google Maps currently showing half of Shanghai covered in smog pic.twitter.com/2o7HiZgMM9
— Bridget O'Donnell (@bridgers) May 13, 2013 A Reddit user posted photos taken on Thursday and Friday, showing the dramatic change:
from Healthy Living - The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/06/shanghai-smog-photos_n_4398574.html?utm_hp_ref=healthy-living&ir=Healthy+Living
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