A smog-shroudedChinesecitycanceledairlineflightsSundaydue topoor visibilityandparentstookchildrentohospitals on the seconddayofapollutionalertacross the country's north.
Smog also spread across central and eastern regions as a yellow haze alert was issued yesterday, and "heavy to severely heavy pollution" was recorded in Beijing, China Daily reports.
Citizens of metro Atlanta experienced their first "code red smogalert" since 2010, according to the Clean Air Campaign, a partnership between employers and the state transportation department.