China’s “Airpocalypse”

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“Airpocalypse” is a term coined last year in Beijing. In this city of Harbin, China this week, fine particulate matter in the air is estimated to be 20 times higher than safe levels. The World Health Organization says it’s enough to shorten people’s lives. 

Jennifer Turner is Director of the China Environment Forum at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

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