{"id":299,"date":"2014-12-04T18:57:19","date_gmt":"2014-12-04T18:57:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.propectin.com\/blog\/?p=299"},"modified":"2014-12-04T18:57:42","modified_gmt":"2014-12-04T18:57:42","slug":"pollution-in-china-follow-link-for-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.propectin.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/04\/pollution-in-china-follow-link-for-videos\/","title":{"rendered":"Pollution in China  &#8211; follow link for videos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#1<\/p>\n<header id=\"main-header\" role=\"banner\">\n<nav role=\"navigation\"><\/nav>\n<\/header>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<article id=\"post-31884\">\n<h1><a title=\"You Won\u2019t Believe How Bad Pollution In China Has Become\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs\">You Won\u2019t Believe How Bad Pollution In China Has Become<\/a><\/h1>\n<div>By\u00a0<a title=\"Posts by Alec\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/author\/alec\/\" rel=\"author\">Alec<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0August 27, 2014\u00a0in\u00a0<a title=\"astounding Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/astounding\/\">Astounding<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"china Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/china\/\">China<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"discoveries Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/discoveries\/\">Discoveries<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"environment Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/environment\/\">Environment<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"galleries Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/galleries\/\">Galleries<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"now Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/now\/\">Now<\/a>,\u00a0<a title=\"photography Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/photography\/\">Photography<\/a>, and<a title=\"pollution Tag\" href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/tag\/pollution\/\">Pollution<\/a><\/div>\n<p>With a newly-minted elite and an economic growth rate of over 10%, the environment has taken a backseat in China, the world\u2019s most populous country. Growing pollution has led to unusable waterways, increased incidence of birth defects, and some of the dirtiest air on earth. It\u2019s so nasty that there\u2019s now a word for it: \u201csmogpocalypse\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>With that said, China is not oblivious to its ecological impacts, and according to the Harvard Business Review \u201cis taking this challenge much more seriously than others\u2026 doing things differently, making longer-term, sustained commitments that are much larger.\u201d In 2010, China ranked as the world\u2019s leading investor in low-carbon energy technology, which makes sense given national political leaders\u2019 tendency to view clean energy as a great economic opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>The following photographs prove that economic growth indeed comes at a cost, and one whose long-term effects remain unclear:<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#\">Prev<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#\">Next<\/a>1 of 34<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#\" data-href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs\/boy-swimming-in-algal-blooms\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/boy-swimming-in-algal-blooms.jpg\" alt=\"Boy Swimming In Algal Blooms\" width=\"800\" height=\"529\" \/><\/a>A boy swims in dense algal blooms in Qingdao, which are caused by excessive agricultural runoff and lead to &#8216;dead zones&#8217; that become inhospitable for both flora and fauna.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We also recommend that you check out these videos by Vice about the severity of pollution in China:<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/news.nationalgeographic.com\/news\/2013\/04\/pictures\/130423-extreme-algae-bloom-fertilizer-lake-erie-science\/\" target=\"_blank\">National Geographic<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/china-water-pollution-photos-2014-7\" target=\"_blank\">Business Insider<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/beijing-air-pollution-off-the-charts\/\" target=\"_blank\">CBS<\/a>, and us for the images above. And after you see this gallery of pollution in China, be sure to check out our other posts on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/north-korea-photographs\">photographs of life inside North Korea<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/mounting-environmental-crisis-china\">the growing environmental crisis in China<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>Read more at http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#fJQdrT0ZIHq5Upv2.99<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/all-that-is-interesting.com\/pollution-in-china-photographs#1 &nbsp; You Won\u2019t Believe How Bad Pollution In China Has Become By\u00a0Alec\u00a0on\u00a0August 27, 2014\u00a0in\u00a0Astounding,\u00a0China,\u00a0Discoveries,\u00a0Environment,\u00a0Galleries,\u00a0Now,\u00a0Photography, andPollution With a newly-minted elite and an economic growth rate of over 10%, the environment has taken a backseat in China, the world\u2019s most populous country. 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