http://english.people.com.cn/200412/02/eng20041202_165839.htmlPeople's Daily Online -- Heavy fog falls on great part of China –
UPDATED: 08:25, December 02, 2004
Beijing has been soaked in dense fog since Tuesday afternoon and a greater part of China was shrouded in mist Wednesday.
The visibility in the city was less than one kilometer Wednesday morning and five of the eight expressways were closed temporarily due to the heaviest fog this winter.
The heavy fog is looming over most of northern China, southwestern China, northeast China's Liaoning Province and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, according to the Central Meteorological Station (CMS) Wednesday.
In some areas of north, central and east China, the visibility is only 100 to 200 meters with the air quality rapidly deteriorating, said Yang Keming, senior engineer of the CMS.
A mass of fog with an area of approximately 217,000 sq km covered up Beijing and Tianjin municipalities, parts of east China's Shandong Province and north China's Hebei Province Tuesday evening, which was monitored by the weather satellite, Yang said.
He went on to explain that the unusual heavy fog resulted from a humid and warm air currents from the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau in the past few days, relatively cold weather and gentle wind over these regions.
The foggy weather will continue until Saturday when a cold front is expected to arrive causing snow, rain and strong winds blowing off the fog, Yang added.
The possible four days of misty weather have made Beijing harder still to realize its goal of having 18 days of clear blue sky with good air quality this month.
Source: Xinhua
http://en.ce.cn/Life/environment/200412/03/t20041203_2473032.shtmlDense fog blankets China, affects traffic
Last Updated(Beijing Time):2004-12-03 12:45
A heavy fog has unexpectedly blanked a greater part of China since Tuesday afternoon, disturbing traffic and polluting the air.
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Visibility in the above mentioned regions is less than 400 meters, with the lowest being 10 meters.
CMS expert Yang Keming said that a combined area of 217,000 sq km was affected by the fog. A satellite chart released by CMS Thursday morning shows that north China is still shrouded in mist.
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The daily report on air quality in 47 major Chinese cities released by the China Environmental Monitoring Station shows that the number of cities reporting air pollution due to the fog "particulate" has increased drastically in the past three days. Andthe number of patients suffering from respiratory diseases also climbed in the fog-hit regions.
Meanwhile, air, railway and expressway traffic were also seriously affected. The visibility in the Chinese capital Beijing was less than one km Wednesday morning and five of the eight expressways were closed temporarily because of the fog. Automobiles moved slowly in its city proper and numerous flights were postponed or canceled. Similar haphazard also appeared in other fog-shrouded regions such as Liaoning province, east China'sShandong and Jiangsu provinces and Tianjin Municipality in north China.
The prices of fresh vegetable in some regions also climbed temporarily due to baffled cargo transportation.
So far, traffic, power and commerce administrations as well as hospitals in the fog-blanketed regions have taken a range of substantial, emergency measures to reduce the negative effects of the fog.
http://www.hebei.com.cn/node2/english/hbxw/userobject1ai281373.htmlHeavy fog blanks great part of China
2004-12-2 9:09:43
Hebei has been soaked in dense fog since Tuesday afternoon and a greater part of China was shrouded in mist Wednesday.
The heavy fog is looming over most of northern China, southwestern China, northeast China's Liaoning Province and the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, according to the Central Meteorological Station (CMS) Wednesday.
In some areas of north, central and east China, the visibility is only 100 to 200 meters with the air quality rapidly deteriorating, said Yang Keming, senior engineer of the CMS.
A mass of fog with an area of approximately 217,000 sq km covered up Beijing and Tianjin municipalities, Hebei Province and parts of east China's Shandong Province Tuesday evening, which was monitored by the weather satellite, Yang said. ........