{"id":423,"date":"2015-12-15T19:02:34","date_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propectin.com\/blog\/?p=423"},"modified":"2015-12-15T19:02:34","modified_gmt":"2015-12-15T19:02:34","slug":"423","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.propectin.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/15\/423\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2015\/12\/99003\/beijing-air-pollution-red-alert#.k8dbgfk:Hcio\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><strong>http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2015\/12\/99003\/beijing-air-pollution-red-alert#.k8dbgfk:Hcio<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<header><img src=\"http:\/\/s2.r29static.com\/blog\/17805a\/assets\/images\/r29-logo-b.svg\" alt=\"Refinery29 Logo\" \/><\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<article>\n<header>\n<h1>Beijing&#8217;s Air-Pollution Crisis Just Reached A Scary New Milestone<\/h1>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>DEC 7, 2015 2:16 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/author\/meghan-demaria\" rel=\"author\">MEGHAN DEMARIA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<div data-section-index=\"0\">\n<figure>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><img src=\"http:\/\/s3.r29static.com\/\/bin\/entry\/c6a\/x,80\/1516414\/image.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/div>\n<div>PHOTO: ANDY WONG\/AP PHOTO.<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-section-index=\"1\">Officials in Beijing have\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/08\/world\/asia\/beijing-pollution-red-alert.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">declared a red alert<\/a>, China&#8217;s highest alarm level, in reaction to the city&#8217;s air pollution. The announcement marks the first air-pollution red alert since Beijing created the color-based warning system in 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Under the red alert, schools in Beijing will be closed between 7 a.m. local time on Tuesday until noon on Thursday. Cars will be able to drive only on alternating days, and fireworks and outdoor grilling will be banned,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/12\/08\/world\/asia\/beijing-pollution-red-alert.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The New York Times<\/em>\u00a0reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To qualify for a red alert, the air-quality index must be predicted to be above 200 for more than 72 hours, the\u00a0<em>Times<\/em>\u00a0explains. By U.S. standards, a level-200 air quality is &#8220;very unhealthy,&#8221; and 301 to 500 is &#8220;hazardous.&#8221; On Monday evening, when the red alert was announced, Beijing&#8217;s air-quality level was gauged at 253.<\/p>\n<p>An August study from a climate-research group projects that China&#8217;s air pollution\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/entry\/air-pollution-china-deaths_55cd9a62e4b0ab468d9cefa9\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">causes about 4,400 deaths<\/a>\u00a0every day. More than a third of China&#8217;s population breathes &#8220;unhealthy&#8221; air regularly, according to researchers. Air pollution can contribute to asthma, heart disease, strokes, and lung cancer,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2015\/08\/14\/world\/asia\/study-links-polluted-air-in-china-to-1-6-million-deaths-a-year.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">according to the\u00a0<em>Times<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, an orange alert for air pollution in Beijing reportedly prompted officials to close local schools. During the orange alert, the smog was at its most hazardous levels in 13 months,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-asia-34971642\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">the BBC reported<\/a>. To symbolize the side effects of breathing in dangerous air \u2014 Beijing residents have been wearing face masks to protect themselves \u2014 a performance artist<a href=\"http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/beijing-smog-brick-brother-nut-un-climate\">created a brick made from dust particles<\/a>\u00a0gathered from the city&#8217;s smog.<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.refinery29.com\/2015\/12\/99003\/beijing-air-pollution-red-alert#.k8dbgfk:Hcio &nbsp; &nbsp; Beijing&#8217;s Air-Pollution Crisis Just Reached A Scary New Milestone DEC 7, 2015 2:16 PM MEGHAN DEMARIA PHOTO: ANDY WONG\/AP PHOTO. Officials in Beijing have\u00a0declared a red alert, China&#8217;s highest alarm level, in reaction to the city&#8217;s air pollution. 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