Shanghai’s iconic skyline has been slowly disappearing all week, cloaked by a thick acrid haze of smog. Reports of heavy pollution have circulated since Monday, but levels hit a new high on Friday
The unprecedented air pollution made it hard for residents to breathe and even see. Authorities halted construction sites and all sporting events, ordered schoolchildren to stay indoors and pulled 30% of government vehicles from the roads. The city’s air quality level exceeded the maximum of 500, its highest since the city started reporting pollution data. A level of 300 is considered severely polluted. Read more…
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