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For the first time since it instituted a warning system in 2013, Beijing has issued a "red alert" over dangerous levels of air pollution.

 that the city's air is thick with smog and the skyline is obscured by the haze.



Of course, the smog in China and India has been in the news for the past week. 

As NPR's Anthony Kuhn and Julie McCarthy reported

, record breaking levels of pollution coincided with global talks on climate change in Paris.


At one point, Anthony reported, the levels of pollutants in Beijing "hit levels about 20 times higher than what the World Health Organization says are safe."

 that at the moment, pollution levels are lower than they were last week but "red alert has been placed because of levels expected over the coming days."  Copyright 2019 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.


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Schools were advised to cancel classes and some industrial plants have to slow or stop production. This is first time Beijing has issued a red alert since it instituted the warning system in 2013.

Beijing issues its first ever 'red alert' over air pollution

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