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The futuristic screens installed in the Chinese capital usually advertize tourist destinations, but as the seasons first wave of extremely dangerous smog hit - residents donned air masks and left their homes to watch the only place where the sun would hail over the horizon that morning. Commuters across Beijing found themselves cloaked in a thick, gray haze on Thursday as air pollution monitors issued a severe air warning and ordered the elderly and school children to stay indoors until the quality improved. Coal burning and car emissions are major sources of pollution.Serious air pollution plagues most major Chinese cities, where environmental protection has been long sacrificed for the sake of economic development. Read more: dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540955/Beijing-clouded-smog-way-sunrise-watch-giant-commercial-screens-Tiananmen-Square.html#ixzz2qhFvA88D
Posted on: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 22:19:03 +0000

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