Beijing was hit by its worst smog in almost a year yesterday. Exacerbated by heavy fog, the dense, choking smog that had blanketed the capital for the better part of the past fortnight plunged to...
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- Mar 4, 2013
- Updated: 5:25pm
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Chaos reigned at one of the mainland's newest airports at the weekend after heavy fog stranded more than 10,000 passengers in Kunming, Yunnan province, for up to three days.
Thick fog and smog that have blanketed much of northern China over the past three days are likely to persist at least until tomorrow, meteorological authorities warned yesterday.
The heaviest fog for more than a decade caused the closure of Sha Tin's training tracks yesterday morning for more than two hours.
Hong Kong's fog should clear to a degree over the weekend as the relative warmth of the past few days is quickly forgotten in the face of a wet change that arrived yesterday afternoon.
Eva Chan's letter (Sunday Morning Post, December 8) suggests that the laws on fog lamps will be enforced only when necessary. I think a lot of readers will be fascinated to know why these laws,...
I refer to the letters headlined 'Improper use of fog lights is dangerous' and 'Drivers have no idea what to do with fog lamps' (Sunday Morning Post, November 10 and 24).
I share the views of K K Fong and Bob Young (Sunday Morning Post, November 3 and 10) regarding the improper use of fog lights.
Transport officials do not seem to know about the use...
I fully support the views put forward by K K Fong (Sunday Morning Post, November 3) who drew attention to the selfish use of vehicle fog lights, causing the temporary blinding of oncoming drivers...
Why is it that many of the world's deserts are located on the west sides of continents? You find them in the western United States and along the west coasts of South America and Africa.
Spring is here - that was the weather forecasters' best explanation for the thick grey murk which blanketed the SAR from the Peak downwards yesterday.
Usual family activities became...
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