So, I was doing some reading over the weekend, and I
came across a startling article about China. In Discovery News,
an article titled, “China’s Urban Air Kills Rural Plants” comments the struggle
China is currently facing. China encountered an unfortunate air pollution that
covered Beijing and northern China with a toxic smog. Researchers stated that
this is making it difficult for plants and crops to flourish.
The air pollution was so severe, the American
Embassy called the pollution levels “hazardous.” This has been a terrible
mishap for China, and they now have to find solutions for this problem. These
toxic fumes are negatively affecting its enormous population and the crops
needed to feed the public. What might be causing the air pollution? Well, the
burning of fossil fuels and awful regulations. China relies mostly on coal to
provide electricity to its public and with regulations that basically allow
anything it ends in disaster.
I believe China has to start worrying about the
pollution it’s creating, for it will get to the point where it will be
irreversible. China is burning more coal than the United States, Europe, and
Japan combined. Probably changing the type of energy consumed would help;
nonrenewable to renewable. What do you think?
This is a good post. You have the workings of a great story, a mix of reporting and analysis. Can you explain in a sentence or two the vast differences between China and the United States' air quality regulations? Also, bury that link (and expand it so that when readers take it, it takes us right to the article's main page) right in the article title...it will make the sentence flow more smoothly.
ReplyDeleteWell, I think the vast difference is China's clean air regulations ignore small particles, such as smog and ashes, that pose a major threat to public health. However, China's authoritarian involvement in the environment, as it relates to protection, is not very help too.
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