Low winter temperatures exacerbate smog.
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The haze particles blanketing eastern China harm human health, and they have a cooling effect on the climate.
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Authorities shut down schools and airports, and told citizens to stay indoors.
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Pollution controls can work even as coal-usage continues.
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NO2 amounts have dropped with the coronavirus quarantine, Chinese New Year, and a related economic slowdown.
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December 2013 brought thick haze that stretched from Beijing to Shanghai.
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Smog and haze-filled clouds blanketed Beijing and other parts of China.
With most lockdowns ending and economic activity resuming, levels of the air pollutant have returned to near normal for this time of year.
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Reducing air pollution could increase the country's solar power potential.
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In October 2013, severe smog and haze-filled fog blanketed northeastern China.
A decade of satellite observations show how levels of a common air pollutant have changed over Asian skies.
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A combination of dust and air pollution hovered over much of the coastal plain.
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Levels of the air pollutant have dropped by about 80 percent over the eastern United States.
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