Sunday, September 29, 2013

Chapter 2: China's Natural Environment


Air pollution is a major environmental issue in Beijing. On the air quality scale, any pollutions rating over 300 means that the air is unsafe to breathe and Beijing has reached that level. The manufacturing industries, coal burning power plants, and the cars are the reasons why the air is so polluted. To reduce the health risk of the people living in Beijing, Beijing is working on future plans such as making new smaller vehicles and encouraging people to drive less. Beijing will also restrict the number of vehicles allowed in specific areas.


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