Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua
Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua
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Northern China on health alert as smog worsens

Pollution levels off the scale in Beijing, and with no wind, conditions could get even worse

Shi Jiangtao
Shi Jiangtao

Updated: 4:42am, 13 Jan, 2013

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Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua
Smog obscures the Temple of Heaven in Beijing. The capital saw some of its worst air pollution in a decade. With fog making things worse, roads were closed and flights hit elsewhere. Photo: Xinhua
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