A total of 371 high-polluting chemical and construction enterprises in Beijing have slowed or suspended production amid the most serious smog in recent years.
Some Beijing residents use smokestacks to predict smog: Smoke drifting gently upward means stagnant air where smog will accumulate, while smoke blowing away from the mountains indicates fresher winds and clear air ahead.
After a red alert was issued for the first time, many of Beijing's 22.5 million residents turned to humor to cope with the heavy smog.
Every day since early March, Ma Xiaoxian, head of the Environmental Protection Enforcement Bureau in Shaanxi province, has been following trucks carrying sewage sludge in an attempt to find out where the waste is taken after processing. What he discovered left him deeply troubled.
Piles of randomly dumped, malodorous sewage sludge have been discovered in a number of large cities, posing a pollution threat.
Scientists searching for endangered wild Chinese sturgeon recently stood on the banks of the Yangtze River, waiting for fishermen to pull a large net from the water.
A 12-year-old boy whose parents locked him in the house on Oct 22 broke out and has been missing ever since, according to a news report.
Three days without school in Beijing have created a headache for some parents who have difficulty finding a person or institution for child care when they go to work.
While it is easy to imagine a sharp rise in online orders for anti-pollution products such as masks and air purifiers on smoggy days, a boom in the sales of condoms and sports-wear might be a little unexpected.
At the age of 4, my daughter has become an environmental refugee.
Liu Chuanhe, a doctor in the respiratory department of the Capital Institute of Pediatrics, said he has received more patients in the past several days.
Beijing issued a red alert for air pollution that took effect at 7 am on Tuesday and will remain in force until noon on Thursday. The Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau and the Beijing Environment Monitoring Center have answered some of the public's questions.
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