Pollution Level Orange: Terrible Air in Beijing For At Least Through Dec 1

Last night, Beijing's pollution level was taken up a notch to "orange," from the original "yellow" classification by the Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, according to Travel China. This is the second-highest air pollution warning level, with "red" coming next.

The orange pollution level requires factories to decrease their production, heavy duty trucks to be banned from the roads, and building sites are not allowed to transport materials.

The pollution is expected to last until at least Tuesday, with a cold front (or a colder front, we suppose) expected to alleviate some of the terrible air conditions on Wednesday.

This unfortunate spell of bad air is disappointing considering we had really seen an improvement in air conditions this year, which was backed up by Beijing's Environmental Protection Bureau (surprise!). Here is a timeline of Beijing's air pollution going back a few decades.

And if you're wondering just what the hell is in Beijing's air then you might want to look at this aptly titled infoposter.

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