These photos show why China is aggressively trying to cut down its pollution. ... 2018. Authorities issued a yellow alert for heavy air pollution in China's capital on Wednesday. AP Photo/Andy Wong ...

Although air pollution is a constant problem in China, Zhang said the end of the cold weather season, when the government provides coal-based heat to areas of the country from November to about ...

Pollution in China has worsened to the point where it’s estimated to kill 1.6 million people every year, or 4,400 every day, according to a study released by research group Berkeley Earth in 2015.

Coronavirus is clearing the air in China. Stunning aerial images of Earth show a drastic decrease in pollution levels over northern China in the past month, as entire towns the size of New York ...

The Chinese government may be irritated that the U.S. embassy and its consulates release air quality information about China's major cities, but it can't hide from the fact that air pollution ...

Air pollution data in China may have been manipulated by local officials, according to a new study conducted by Harvard and Boston University researchers. The analysis, published Wednesday, found ...

Increased O 3 and PM 2.5 pollution due to nighttime oxidation poses an important challenge in further improving air quality in China, with significant public health implications.

Efforts to clean up air pollution in China and across East Asia may have inadvertently contributed to a spike in global warming, a new study has found.

The annual Air Quality Life Index report, produced by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, praised China’s “staggering success in combating pollution.”. Pollution levels ...

In total, China’s air pollution crackdown is responsible for 80 per cent of the increased rate in global warming seen since 2010, the team concludes, around an extra 0.05°C (0.09°F) per decade.

The cold winter months often cause air pollution levels to rise throughout much of China, as more homes are burning coal for heat. Below, see 29 photos that show China among the smog.