Smog Problems

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729034.500-choking-china-the-struggle-to-clear-beijings-air.html

This Chinese New Year was less colorful than normal according to the article because of the intense smog over Beijing.  It was so bad the government told civilians to stay home indoors and not to use fireworks. The smog was so bad during this if you went outside you could be harmed seriously if you had exposed skin.  Respiratory problems and traffic accidents increased drastically because of the low visibility and air quality. This article describes how big problem smog is in china and if we don’t start changing we could become like them. Some ways to fix this is to try to use cleaner fuels, plant more trees in the cities to help cycle the air and try cleaning up. Some barriers to this are funding, government cooperation and willingness to work. I think China needs to change drastically because if they don’t do something they all could die from smog, we need to get up and start cleaning.