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Beijing chokes on off-the-charts air pollution as thick smog settles over northern China
Beijing chokes on off-the-charts air pollution as thick smog settles over northern China
In terms of health impacts, the air quality in Beijing and other parts of northeast China is off the charts. On Monday, the air quality index measured at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing reached a staggering 611 for small particulate matter. In the U.S., the EPA considers an index over 100 to be unhealthy. At an index over 300, the air quality “would trigger a heath warning of emergency conditions,” reads airnow.gov. “The entire population is more likely to be affected.”