Tag: yellow alert China

• Thursday, January 5th 2017 - 07:50 UTC

  Beijing's “airpocalypse” red alert for smog and yellow alert for fog

  

  On Wednesday, Beijing was under a “red alert” for smog, the highest of four levels, and a “yellow alert” for fog. Other areas, particularly in northern China were still under red alert as of Wednesday for both fog and smog. The high pollution has been going on for a number of weeks, causing flight delays, and leading to traffic bans, as part of what is called “smog season” or “airpocalypse.”