MORE than 150 flights to and from Beijing have been cancelled or delayed as a thick cloud of acrid smog shrouded the city, with US figures saying the pollution was so bad it was off the scale.
http://www.sott.net/articles/show/240111-Off-The-Scale-Smog-Grounds-China-Flights
The national meteorological centre said the Chinese capital had been hit by thick fog that reduced visibility to as little as 200 metres in some parts of the city, while official data judged air quality to be “good”.
But the US embassy, which has its own pollution measuring system, said on its Twitter feed that the concentration of the smallest, most dangerous particles in the air was “beyond index” for most of the morning.
The US system measures particles in the air of 2.5 micrometers or less, known as PM2.5, considered the most dangerous for people’s health.
Today’s reading on its air quality index, which rates anything over 150 as unhealthy, over 200 as very unhealthy and over 300 as hazardous, breached the upper limit of 500, at which it stops giving figures.
Meanwhile, the Beijing Environmental Bureau, which currently bases its air quality information on particles of 10 micrometres or larger, known as PM10, said the air quality in the capital was “good”.
A spokesman for the bureau would not comment when contacted by AFP.
According to Beijing International Airport’s website, 155 flights were delayed or cancelled today. Air France and Lufthansa flights coming from Paris and Tokyo respectively were among those grounded.
The frequent discrepancy between US embassy readings and official data on pollution in Beijing has caused huge public anger as more and more residents worry about their health.
Note: on fukushima diary that we have insider reports / tweets stating that fukushimas smog had been worse this week than any other.
What is Particulate Matter?
There are things floating around in the air. Most of them, you cannot even see. They are a kind of air pollution called particles or particulate matter. In fact, particulate matter may be the air pollutant that most commonly affects people’s health.
Have a Look.
Particles can come in almost any shape or size, and can be solid particles or liquid droplets. We divide particles into two major groups. These groups differ in many ways. One of the differences is size, we call the bigger particles PM10 and we call the smaller particles PM2.5.
BIG. The big particles are between 2.5 and 10 micrometers (from about 25 to 100 times thinner than a human hair). These particles are called PM10 (we say “P M ten”, which stands for Particulate Matter up to 10 micrometers in size). These particles cause less severe health effects.
SMALL. The small particles are smaller than 2.5 micrometers (100 times thinner than a human hair). These particles are called PM2.5 (we say “P M two point five”, as in Particulate Matter up to 2.5 micrometers in size).
Where particulate matter comes from …
Size isn’t the only difference. Each type of particle is made of different material and comes from different places.
What they are
Coarse Particles (PM10)
smoke, dirt and dust
from factories, farming, and roads
mold, spores, and pollen
Fine Particles (PM2.5)
toxic organic compounds
heavy metals
driving automobiles
burning plants (brush fires and forest fires or yard waste)
smelting (purifying) and processing metals
Ok.
Heres the point you all missed.
1. Flight travel is shutdown. (that is beyond normal in any nation).
2. Situation is near point of interest? Yes.
3. Motive to hide the particulate? Yes.
4. Inferred that they are witholding the information: Yes.
5. Denial: Yes.
6. The united states Embassy reported these levels. They took the sample by remote monitor
So they know what the samples contain…
The fact that we know.
Smog reported in japan.
Smog now in china.
Its dangerous.
But were not telling you what it is.
A+A=
Health Concerns of PM2.5 via AQI Values
0 – 50
Good / normal
51 – 100**
Moderate / above average
101 – 150
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151 – 200
Unhealthy
201 – 300
Very Unhealthy
301 – 500
Hazardous
At levels above 500 Aqi: (Which they have been reported at as of today):
Everyone should avoid any outdoor exertion; people with respiratory or heart disease, the elderly, and children should remain indoors.
http://www.airinfonow.org/html/ed_particulate.html
PM has two sets of cautionary statements, which correspond to the two sizes of PM that are measured:
Particles up to 2.5 micrometers in diameter (PM2.5)
Particles up to 10 micrometers in diameter (PM10)
An AQI of 100 for PM2.5 corresponds to a PM2.5 level of 40 micrograms per cubic meter (averaged over 24 hours).
An AQI of 100 for PM10 corresponds to a PM10 level of 150 micrograms per cubic meter (averaged over 24 hours).
Note:
One could also infer that the contamination levels are much higher at flight elevation. Hence the actions taken by the chinese aviation association.
This again happened on the same date as this event:
Large number of fish found dead in south China river
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90882/7701370.html (Xinhua)
15:58, January 10, 2012
GUANGZHOU, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — A large number of fish were found dead Monday in a major river in the southern province of Guangdong, local authorities confirmed Tuesday.
Floating fish were reported in a three-kilometer section of the Xijiang River in the Jiangmen City on Monday morning, but the situation improved Tuesday with no more dead fish found, said Zhao Yanqiang, spokesman for the city’s publicity department.
An initial probe has ruled out a lack of oxygen or low water temperatures as the cause of the death.
Local authorities initiated an emergency response Monday for disposal of the dead fish, Zhao said.
A further investigation by local environmental and fishery authorities is under way.
Xijiang River is a major tributary of the Pearl River, the third longest river in China and a pivotal waterway that runs across the economic heartland of Guangdong.
So we can infer that:
A. China doubled their entire energy emissions and contaminates over night. Or /
B. A toxic cloud floated in from afar.
Note that the type of particle emissions are capable of multi-national travel.
Unlike AQI PM10 Which accounts for most of the industrial emissions in china. (typical 30 miles travel).
SO: why are they finding double the national levels of PM2.5 particulate…
Or even better yet…
Why aren’t they immediately releasing the data outlining the type of contamination in a Hazardous situation that requires all citizens to stay in their homes…
End Memo~
Emmy.
Comments
Hi Emmy. I saw that you'd noticed the "snow" video that I captured on my stream.
Sadly Justin.tv deletes archived video after 7 days, but I did manage to save it to my harddrive before it was removed.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPmGgBz9N-I&context=C339dc7aADOE...
Poor quality, but I didn't have much time before the auto deletion.
Stay safe and healthy. :)
agreed
Keith.
http://enenews.com/japan-lawmaker-govt-may-be-concealing-recent-exp...
Attached:
Now I heard that the city mayor of Minamisoma got the phone call from a former city councilor to tell, on 1/9/2012, at Fukushima plant, (Probably at reactor 4) some kind of explosion happened, and the government is concealing it. I’m not quite sure if it’s true or not, but it probably is not a nuclear explosion but a hydrogen explosion. (Even by a hydrogen explosion, radiation is scattered in a huge scale. I wondered why the person can stay that cool in such a situation. Probably he has already seen hell, he might be used to dealing with the fear and the stress by living in the 50km area.)
Maybe a jetstream wasn't needed. Also The flights were reported as cancelled due to the Aqi levels, being above the measurable limit. (aka: Hazardous). Not due to low visibility.
I am under the impression that a major event took place. I am also including the video to that event below:
Watch live video from Mr. Smith on Justin.tv
Keith do you have a link for that. ?
Beijing has bad pollution levels every winter The visibility is what grounds and delays the flights Not uncommon
I was under the impression / that January 6 - 7th the jetstream was easterly. My main concern is the fact that the air is considered hazardous. By particulate standard.
Also the fish die off is merely coincidental. I expect that in areas such as norway california and alaska oceanic radiation levels have been escalating as the radionuclides have dispersed via current systems. I am also finding oceanic / anomalies in Australia, New Zealand and Canada.
Note: The fog is also described as "Acrid"
"ac·rid"
( k r d). adj. 1. Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. See Synonyms at bitter. 2. Caustic in language or tone. ..:
radiation is describer as a chemical / sulfur smell. With a metallic / bidder taste.
Incase you didn't notice the link...
http://www.justin.tv/mrsmith1990/b/305122755
Watch these videos before you decide to comment please:
http://www.justin.tv/mrsmith1990/b/305122755