The Chinese province of Hebei has issued an orange pollution alert as a covering of smog settles over the region. Home to the country's largest steel producing cities, including Tangshan and Handan, the province's environmental protection bureau has put in place the second-highest warning in a four-tier alert system, which requires industrial firms to reduce output by at least 30 percent. The pollution, characterised as moderate to severe, is forecast to remain over Hebei until 22 February, and companies can only lift the emergency measures once air quality returns to reasonable levels.
The Chinese province of Hebei has issued an orange pollution alert as a covering of smog settles over the region. Home to the country's largest steel producing cities, including Tangshan and Handan, the province's environmental protection bureau has put in place the second-highest warning in a four-tier alert system, which requires industrial firms to reduce output by over 30%. The pollution, characterised as moderate to severe, is forecast to remain over Hebei until 22 February, and companies can only lift the emergency measures once air quality returns to reasonable levels.