BEIJING/JINAN - Heavy fog hit many parts of east and north China on Monday, forcing several highways to shut down.With visibility reduced to less than 200 meters in many places in east China's Shandong Province, dozens of toll stations on more than ten highways closed or restricted the number of vehicles as of Monday morning.The Shandong provincial meteorological bureau upgraded the alert for heavy fog on Monday morning from yellow to orange, the second highest in the three-level alert system.In Beijing, a total of eight highways were closed Monday morning due to low visibility caused by heavy fog and smog, according to the Beijing traffic control department.At around 9 a.m., the density of air pollution indicators PM2.5 and PM10 stayed at 225 micrograms per cubic meter and 129 micrograms per cubic meter respectively.Most parts of Beijing suffered from heavy air pollution, according to the Beijing environmental protection monitoring center. It forecasted that a sandstorm is approaching Beijing from the northwestern region.China's national observatory on Monday renewed an orange alert for thick fog in some northern, eastern and southwestern regions.From Monday to Tuesday, thick fog will be seen in the provinces of Jiangsu, Anhui, Shandong, Hebei, and Sichuan, reducing visibility in some areas to less than 50 meters, the National Meteorological Center said.The center said drivers in affected regions should slow down, while airports, freeways and ports should take appropriate safety measures.China has a four-tier color-coded warning system for severe weather, with red being the most serious, followed by orange, yellow, and blue. custom silicone braceletspersonalized pet braceletfree rubber braceletspersonalized memory braceletorder wristbands online
Fog and smog shroud a high rise in Handan, North China's Hebei province on Nov 13. [Photo/IC] China's capital issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution starting from Saturday at noon due to local pollution accumulation and regional pollution transmissions, Beijing Daily mobile app reported Friday. The air quality will start to improve gradually starting from Monday night when meteorological conditions are expected to provide a better environment for diffusion. Under Beijing's current three-tier warning system, the yellow alert is the least severe, followed by orange and red. The yellow alert is issued when the air quality index surpasses 200 or the average density of PM2.5 stays above 150 micrograms per cubic meter for two consecutive days. The yellow alert and above will trigger a series of compulsory emergency responses including the suspension of outdoor construction operations to reduce dust, the restriction of heavy pollution vehicles or the suspension of production in smokestack industries. silicone wristband makerembossed wristbandsrubber band bracelet bandsnew rubber band braceletsrelationship bracelets<%2fcenter>
