Worst sandstorms of the year expected in China
In China, which is one of the countries with the highest air pollution problem in the world, the most intense sandstorms of the year are expected. Meteorologists, who warned about the sandstorms that are expected to be felt especially in the northern and northeastern regions of the country, stated that the air pollution in the capital Beijing has risen to the 'toxic' category.
Concentrating its population and industrial production especially in big cities, China is one of the countries that have the most problems with 'air pollution' in the world. With the measures taken in recent years, the air quality has been increased, but with the latest measurements and the 'sandstorm' warning, the air pollution, especially in the capital Beijing, has once again been revealed.
SAND STORM WILL ATTACK BEIJING
According to the news of Anadolu Agency; In a statement made by the National Meteorological Center of China, it was reported that the most intense sandstorms of the year are expected in the northern and northeastern regions of the country. In the statement, it was stated that Xinjiang Uyghur, Ningxia Hui and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Regions, Qinghai, Gansu, Shaanshi, Shanxi, Hibey, Liaoning, Cilin and Heylonciang provinces and the capital Beijing and Tianjin cities will be affected by sandstorms.
THE 3rd WARNING OF THIS YEAR
The announcement is the 3rd sandstorm warning for the Beijing-Tienjin-Hibey region this year. Meteorologists noted that due to insufficient precipitation in the northern deserts and steppes during the winter months, the sand and dust accumulated on the earth's surface, caused by the winds blowing from the north to the south, with the early warming of the southern regions in spring, causing sandstorms.
POLLUTION IS 'TOXIC'
In the capital Beijing, air pollution rose to critical levels due to the sandstorm.
According to the data of the measurement station at the US Embassy in Beijing, the density of 'PM2.5', which indicates the amount of particles smaller than 2.5 microns causing air pollution, has increased to 318 as of this morning, and the density of 'PM10', which indicates the amount of particles smaller than 10 microns, to 999. output. According to the International Air Quality Index, these levels indicate air pollution in the 'toxic' category for human health.
While the World Health Organization accepts PM2.5 concentrations above 5 micrograms per year as 'harmful to human health', it warns that exposure to air pollution above this value can lead to respiratory and cardiovascular diseases.
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