Fireworks for Lunar New Year worsen China's air pollution

Fireworks for Lunar New Year worsen China's air pollution

Fireworks explode in the night sky in Beijing to celebrate the start of the Lunar New Year on Feb. 19, 2015. Coupled with firecrackers, the celebratory blasts raised the capital city's content of fine particulate matter in the air to its worst level. The same level of PM2.5 was observed in 105 other Chinese cities. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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