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China’s air pollution hits dangerously high levels Air pollution and China have long time been associated with each other, but just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse – it has. According to IFL Science, the concentration of hazardous airborne particles is 50 times the recommended safety limit in some parts of northeastern China. The city of Shenyang appears to be the worst affected place. It has become engulfed in a cloud of smog. Air pollution is measured by the concentration of particulate matter found in the ambient air. The World Health Organization recommends that this concentration should not exceed 25 micrograms per cubic meter in 24 hours. Shenyang has hit 1400 micrograms per cubic meter, according to the BBC. Changchun, a city nearby Shenyang, recently reached levels of 860 micrograms per cubic meter and city’s government issued a level three emergency response that prohibits outdoor activities, recommends people to stay indoors and take health precautions. It is believed that this spike in air pollution is caused by increased coal fire burning during winter . High levels of air pollution pose a serious health risk for those who inhabit the city. High levels of pollution can cause eye, nose and throat irritation and respiratory and cardio vascular complications, and this is just the beginning. Berkeley Earth, a group of scientist who investigate and analyse climate change, released a report stating that air pollution is killing an average of 4000 people a day – and that was before the spike in particulate matter occurred. It looks like China is facing thier own “airmageddon”.