China's Poison for the Planet

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by green | February 1, 2007 at 12:42 pm
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A very nice day in Chongqing

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These kinds of clouds float above Europe for most of the year and they've traveled far to get there. By analyzing the makeup of particles in the cloud, European scientists were able to identify its origin. "There was a whole bunch from China in there," says Andreas Stohl, a 38-year-old from the Norwegian Institute for Air Research.

Some 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles) to the west, Steven Cliff is slowly winding his way up Mount Tamalpais near San Francisco in his RV. The 36-year-old researcher has installed a complex instrument to measure the air from Asia that reaches the West Coast of the United States over the Pacific Ocean.

Source: spiegel.de

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charliebrown8989
charliebrown8989

at 13:29 on February 1st, 2007

This is One World.

 

The air pollutions travels one around a day with the nature revolution of the mother earth.

 

Therefore it is not only China. All need to work together to iron things out. 

clorenz1
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at 13:30 on February 1st, 2007

At NowPublic, this is high praise from NowPublic editors! Your story is now on the home page for awhile, and everywhere else the “good stuff” box shows up. Many thanks for your great work.

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clorenz1
clorenz1

at 14:02 on February 1st, 2007

A good point.  This really is a global issue.  We need countries to lead and to help clean up the mess which is our home, our friend, and our responsibility...

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matte
matte

at 03:55 on February 2nd, 2007

lets see if we can expand on this story. Is anyone living in affected areas have a story to tell about how it is impacting on them?

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diana_hussey
diana_hussey

at 11:05 on February 2nd, 2007

The first day I arrived in Beijing I literally wanted to cry - first because my eyes were stinging, and secondly because what I had heard and read regarding China's pollution problems were confirmed for me. Xian was even worse. Thankfully I saw blue sky in Shanghai - a ray of hope. I am not sure what causes the difference.  The Northern parts of China suffer from extremely bad air quality. If you need a good swift kick in the pants to motivate yourself to start acting to reduce coal use, go see China. If anyone has suggestions about how a concerned American can help to reduce pollution and environmental degradation in China, please post it. So far I simply avoid purchasing useless little knickknacks made in China, but that certainly doesn't feel like enough.

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matte
matte

at 16:32 on February 2nd, 2007

Thanks for your excellent report of your experiences Diana.

Political pressure is worth looking at to bring pressure to bear on counties with bad pollution track records. 

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clorenz1
clorenz1

at 13:57 on February 6th, 2007

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