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Beijing Sandstorm: China's Capital Sees Worst Air Quality Since 2017
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March 15, 2021
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0:48Now PlayingA sandstorm sweeping across much of northern China left the city in an orange fog and helped push air quality levels in the capital to the worst since 2017.
Beijing’s government issued a yellow alert, the first sandstorm warning this year. The Air Quality Index surged to 500, well above health emergency levels, and a thick orange haze limited visibility to less than 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) Monday morning. Chinese social media was rife with pictures of the city’s iconic buildings enveloped by the dust, with many users saying it’s the worst sandstorm in years.
The storm, which will continue for a day in Beijing, originated in Mongolia and has also swept across northern provinces of Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei. Inner Mongolia’s Baotou city canceled school classes because of the airborne dust.
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