Beijing was blanketed by thick smog on Thursday, which put the city on a higher air pollution alert from yellow to orange.
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Nearly 2.4 million deaths every year are attributable to air pollution. Air pollutants may be solid particles, liquid droplets or gases. Proper planning methods should be adopted to reduce air pollution.
Nearly 2.4 million deaths every year are attributable to air pollution. Air pollutants may be solid particles, liquid droplets or gases. Proper planning methods should be adopted to reduce air pollution.
Toxic smog also blanketed nearby cities - mostly in Hebei and Shanxi provinces - including Xingtai , Shijiazhuang , Dingzhou and Yangquan . Eighteen highways linking Beijing, Harbin and Shanghai had to be closed, according to the China Meteorological Administration.
Beijing is under tremendous pressure to tackle the haze, with the capital due to host a key political meeting in two weeks and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit scheduled for early next month.
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