Tuesday, October 22, 2013

China blames weather for hampering efforts to banish smog

Vehicles are seen on Chang'an Avenue at the rush hour in Beijing By Adam Rose BEIJING (Reuters) - China's battle against a persistent air pollution crisis, which all but shut down a city of 11 million this week, is being hampered by tough weather conditions, an environmental official said on Tuesday. Air quality in cities is of increasing concern to China's stability-obsessed leaders, anxious to douse potential unrest as a more affluent urban population turns against a growth-at-all-costs economic model that has besmirched much of the country's air, water and soil. ...








via Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News http://news.yahoo.com/china-blames-weather-hampering-efforts-banish-smog-110059346--finance.html

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