PHOTOS: Smog in Parts of China Is so Bad Now That People Can Hardly Take It
'I thought someone's house was on fire'
A large chunk of China was covered with putrid smog on Monday as a report from the World Health Organization said the levels of dangerous particulates reached about 50 times the organization’s maximums--the highest figures recorded in the country.
This picture taken on November 8, 2015 shows a residential block covered in smog in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin province. A swathe of China was blanketed with dangerous acrid smog on November 9 after levels of the most dangerous particulates reached around 50 times World Health Organization maximums, with energy use for heating blamed as winter sets in. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)
The levels of PM2.5, the tiny airborne particles considered harmful to health, reached an astronomical 860 micrograms per cubic meter, according to WHO, as reported by AFP. WHO’s recommended maximum is 24 micrograms over a 24-hour period.
Many residents went on social media to complain. “Waiting for the wind to change is how the government deals with air pollution,” one person said on Sina Weibo, a Chinese Twitter-like website.
Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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