Smog in Beijing expected to stick around
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Smog">Smog</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="shrouded">shrouded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Protection">Protection</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="low">low</span>-<span word="pressure">pressure</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="atmosphere">atmosphere</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smog">smog</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="persist">persist</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="patterns">patterns</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="disperse">disperse</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Xiang">Xiang</span> <span word="Kaiyue">Kaiyue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="publicity">publicity</span> <span word="staff">staff</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="downtown">downtown</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="saw">saw</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="intensity">intensity</span> <span word="of">of</span> 258 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="noon">noon</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southwestern">southwestern</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="soared">soared</span> <span word="to">to</span> 288 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Monitoring">Monitoring</span> <span word="Center">Center</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="quality">quality</span> <span word="index">index</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="at">at</span> 294 <span word="by">by</span> 2:30 <span word="pm">pm</span>, <span word="indicating">indicating</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bureau">bureau</span> <span word="suggests">suggests</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span>, <span word="advising">advising</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span>, <span word="seniors">seniors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lung">lung</span> <span word="problems">problems</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="indoors">indoors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="students">students</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="physical">physical</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="encouraged">encouraged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="transportation">transportation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="trips">trips</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="vehicle">vehicle</span> <span word="drivers">drivers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shut">shut</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="engines">engines</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="exhaust">exhaust</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="smog">smog</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="afternoon">afternoon</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="alert">alert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hazard">hazard</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="vows">vows</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="conduct">conduct</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="inspections">inspections</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="sites">sites</span>, <span word="freight">freight</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="coal">coal</span> <span word="burning">burning</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="emissions">emissions</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="outdoor">outdoor</span> <span word="barbecues">barbecues</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fireworks">fireworks</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="permitted">permitted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="yellow">yellow</span> <span word="warning">warning</span>.</p>
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