City Dreaming of Smog-Free Christmas
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Mexico City: trees, blinking lights, carols, choking smog.
City officials announced Saturday that they will impose a second day of emergency measures against smog after particulates rose to unhealthy levels in the northeastern part of this capital.
That complicated the pre-Christmas weekend for many: Almost half the city’s cars were ordered off the streets Saturday. Most of the rest will have to remain parked today.
Particulates reached 224 points on the city smog index at 3 p.m. Anything above 100 is considered bad. Ozone--the city’s usual smog culprit--hit 214 points in southwestern Mexico City.
Emergency measures also call for suspending some industrial activity and street repairs.
The pollution has accompanied a cold wave in Mexico City. Temperatures were forecast to fall to freezing Saturday night.
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