![Harbin, China Closes Down As Smog Level Reaches Dangerous High](http://townsquare.media/site/152/files/2013/10/Woman-wearing-a-face-mask-against-pollution-or-disease-Credit-iStock-630x401.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Harbin, China Closes Down As Smog Level Reaches Dangerous High
Officials in Harbin, China closed down airports, public transportation as well as many schools on Monday when visibility became dangerously low very low due to smog.
A particulate matter index (PM2.5) gave a reading of 1,000 in Harbin, population 11 million.
The World Health Organization says a daily level of 20 is safe while anything about 300 is hazardous to your health.
According to MSN, the cause is "the first day of the heating being turned on in the city for winter."
Although the government has wanted to address the problem of air pollution for years, it has made very little progress which has brought up inequality issues between the social classes in China.
Now other parts of China are experiencing increasingly high levels of air pollution. Therefore, China has instituted a color-coded alert system to handle these issues.
More From Eagle 106.3
![Speeders Slow Down For Sex Doll In Lingerie](http://townsquare.media/site/171/files/2012/08/Sex_Doll_Slows_Traffic.png?w=980&q=75)
![Summer Stadium Rock Contest Winner Announced](http://townsquare.media/site/171/files/2024/06/attachment-RS2439_120478549-scr.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Whitetail Deer Hunters: Register Now For 2023 Banquet](http://townsquare.media/site/171/files/2023/11/attachment-Whitetail-Deer-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Win Tickets to See ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at The Perot in Texarkana](http://townsquare.media/site/171/files/2023/10/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-10-10T130702.981.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![How Do You Play ‘Assault The Vault’ On The Eagle App? It’s Easy!](http://townsquare.media/site/171/files/2023/09/attachment-Eagle-App-Win-Cash-Fall-2023-How-To-Canva.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Arkansas Woman Plans on Retiring After Winning $2 Million Dollars](http://townsquare.media/site/152/files/2023/08/attachment-winner-Arkansas-2-mil.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![This Arkansas Town Makes List of Best Cities to Live in The US](http://townsquare.media/site/152/files/2023/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2023-07-17T131314.253.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![New 5,000 Seat Professional Soccer Stadium to be Built in Arkansas](http://townsquare.media/site/152/files/2023/07/attachment-arkansas-soccer.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![6 East Texas Firework Shows Near Texarkana Worth Watching](http://townsquare.media/site/152/files/2019/06/fireworks-eagke.jpg?w=980&q=75)