Smog in China
Few have experienced more rapid success in China than the auto industry, which has doubled its volume sales in just the last four years. But as anger simmers over the country's air pollution, fingers are increasingly pointing at the millions of new cars clogging Chinese roads. After a weekend in which the country experienced some of its worst smog on record, the Ministry of Environmental Protection pledged Monday to reduce vehicle emissions, the source of about a quarter of China's air pollution.
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China air pollution( Diego Azubel / European Pressphoto Agency / January 15, 2013 )
Cars run on an elevated road as buildings in the background are covered in haze Jan. 15. A succession of heavily polluted days has hit Beijing, prompting the government to issue a first ever orange warning. The pollution and poor visibility led to the cancellation of flights, and several schools banned all outdoor activities.
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