Alerts set in north as smog returns
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HEAVY smog returned to parts of northern China as red and orange alerts were issued for a new round of pollution over the weekend.
Readings of PM2.5 — tiny particles in the air that are hazardous to health — in many areas of Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei Province exceeded 200 yesterday afternoon. In Shijiazhuang, Hebei’s provincial capital, the index exceeded 400, meaning serious pollution.
Beijing started its orange alert, the second-highest level, yesterday. The alert will continue today and tomorrow. Tianjin began an orange alert on Thursday night, banning heavy diesel trucks from roads and cutting 30 percent of pollutant emissions of key factories.
Eight cities, including Shijiazhuang in Hebei, activated red alerts, the highest level response, on Thursday night.
Seven cities in Henan, including its provincial capital Zhengzhou, have set a red alert for today. And Zhengzhou has suspended school classes.
The new round of pollution is forecast to last until January 5 in Hebei and Henan.
The smog also hit Shandong Province, where Jinan, Dezhou and Liaocheng cities will be put on red alert tonight.
Measures such as suspension of school classes and restriction of cars, will be adopted in red alert areas.
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