Blog 16: Article

“Satellite Photos Show the Appalling Extent of China’s Air Pollution”

                                              -Time Magazine

 

 

 On the twenty fifth of October 2013 someone, whose name is not specified, from Time Magazine published an article called “Satellite Photos Show the Appalling Extent of China’s Air Pollution”. The intriguing article discusses severe air pollution in the city of Harbin: the capital and largest city of a province located in China's northeast region. Earlier this week, much of the residence living in the northeast area experienced “horrific air pollution”, as Time called it. A tremendous amount of smog was created due to the burning of fire, for heat on the first, few, cold days of the fall season. Conditions were so severe, that children were sent home, highways were closed and hospital admissions soared. The Chinese people were forced to wear masks to protect themselves from the dangerous and deadly white smog that was wafting through the air.The article provides a clear picture, taken by a NASA satellite on the twenty first of October, of how China was covered in smog. If china does not cut down and decrease their high percentages of coal combustion, then there will be no doubt that this situation can become vastly worse. It is important to be aware of things not only going on in one’s country, but also around the world. Knowledge of a countries whereabouts can only help and lead the way to preventing future dangers.