People walk in the street after a sandstorm hit Beijing on March 15.
Northern China was hit by a sandstorm again. The land media said on the 24th that the sandstorm is back! Affecting east-central Inner Mongolia and northeast China, PM10 concentration in Beijing has now risen to a moderate pollution level of level 4, and the sand and dust has affected most areas of the city.
Beijing Ecological Environment Monitoring Center said on the 24th that the sand and dust weather appeared in the southern sand source of Mongolia on the 23rd, and the dust raised was transmitted eastward under the action of westerly winds, affecting the central-eastern part of Inner Mongolia, the northeast and other places, and the concentration of suspended particulates (PM10) was mainly moderate to heavy pollution.
Beijing’s PM10 concentrations continue to climb, starting in the early morning of the 24th, Beijing turned to the role of northeast winds, Miyun, Huairou and other districts began to be affected by the transmission of sand and dust, PM10 concentrations rose to moderate pollution level of 4.
According to the air quality index AQI level 6 division, as of 8:00 am, the sand and dust has now affected most areas of the city. Tongzhou district is at level 5 heavy pollution, Dongcheng, Chaoyang, Fengtai, Shunyi, Changping, Miyun and Huairou districts are at level 4 moderate pollution, and Xicheng, Haidian, Shijingshan, Mentougou, Fangshan and Daxing districts are at level 3 light pollution.
The media said that Beijing has experienced the strongest sandstorm weather in the past 10 years since March 15, the sand and dust is like “open valve”, every now and then to Beijing “sneak” a circle, resulting in a decline in air quality, visibility is also affected.
Beijing was hit by a dust storm on March 15. (NOEL CELIS/AFP via Getty Images) At least 12 provinces and cities in China were hit by strong dust storms during this period. at least 17 provinces and cities, including Beijing, Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, Gansu, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei, Tianjin, Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning, were hit by sand and dust weather from March 15 to 16.
On the morning of March 15, when Beijingers woke up, they found that the entire city was filled with yellow sand, covering the sky, and buildings were shrouded in yellow sand as if hidden.
At the Time, the Central Weather Bureau said that as of 9:00 a.m. on the 15th, PM10 concentrations in Beijing’s central and six suburban districts exceeded 8,000 micrograms per cubic meter, with visibility ranging from 300 to 800 meters in most areas, and causing traffic congestion in the city.
The BBC reported that hundreds of flights were cancelled or not allowed to take off as Beijing’s skies were covered in an apocalyptic-looking orange mist.
Neighboring Mongolia was hit by an even worse sandstorm, with at least 341 people missing, according to the Communist Party’s Xinhua News Agency on 16 June. Flights to Hohhot, the capital of Inner Mongolia, were grounded for the day.
The Guardian and CNN described the sandstorm as “Eerie orange”. The BBC and NBC directly used “Apocalyptic skies” and “It looks like the end of the world” as headlines. ” for the headline.
In addition to the sandstorm, the 15th, including Beijing, Inner Mongolia, Gansu Hexi, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shanxi, Hebei and many other places have appeared the same “blue sun”. Many people expressed concern: “the sky has a vision, something big is happening”.
Recent Comments