Air Apocalypse attacking China

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Air Apocalypse is what China's air pollution is being called today. Air Pollution in China is a serious problem, it poses as its own threat. Many sources have said that the aftermath of this isn't good. Chinese cities often seem to be wrapped in a toxic gray shroud, which is a dark blanket of smog above the polluted area (Kahn). Rates of pollution have increasingly grown in a year, nearly 47% of chinese say it is the biggest dilemma in the country of China. These condition are very hazardous for their citizens, harming their overall health (Desilver). The pollution in China created by industrial businesses and car pollution cause problems in other countries as well (Air Pollution). Air pollution is ranked seventh on the worldwide list of risk factor, contributing to 3.2 million deaths in 2010 (Wrong).

Starting out during the 1980’s air pollution began a serious problem in China when many large cities underwent great economic developments (Air pollution). The pollution in China took away 25 million healthy years of life from the population (Wrong). In 2010 the pollution from China was ranked seventh on the world wide list of risk factors next to high blood pressure and smoking (Wrong). Making manufactured good for other countries, China undergoes lots of air pollution from the cheap products their making. In 2013 the air pollution had risen 10% in a year , the northern Chinese city of Harbin was largely shut down due to thick blanket of smog (Desilver).

The pollution of China is so severe it affects the lives of the next generation. Outdoor air pollution took 1.2 million premature deaths in 2010 (Wrong). Chinese officials have made little progress to disclose crucial air pollution statistics but collect data refusing to relea...

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...d country, filling the air of their cities with smog little progress has been made to clean up the hazards of pollution. Toxic chemicals being thrown into the air need to be stopped. Many changes must be made in order to decreases the levels of air pollution, and people need to change their mindset as well. Pollution isn't going to change on its own unless the community is willing to take steps towards fixing this Air Apocalypse.

Works Cited

“Air Pollution”. Umich. 2004. Web. 4 Feb. 2014

Desilver, Drew. “As China coughs and chokes public cancer.” Pew Research Center. 2013.

Web. 30 Jan. 2014

Kahn Joseph. “As China roars, pollution reaches deadly extremes”. the new york times. 25, aug.

2007. Web. 30 Jan.2014.

Wrong, Edward. “Air Pollution contributed to 1.2 million death in China”. nytimes.

The New York Times Company. 7 Apr. 2013. Web. 2 Feb. 2014

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