Beijing Issues Air Pollution Red Alert for the First Time
- City raises alarm with pollution less severe than last week
- The alert is effective from 7 a.m. Dec. 8 to noon Dec. 10
Beijing smog on Dec. 1, 2015.
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Beijing issued its most severe smog warning for Tuesday -- the first time the municipal government has issued a so-called red pollution alert -- after acrid-smelling haze returned to the Chinese capital.