The official index for the air quality in Beijing was above 500, of the highest level, what state for “serious abuse”. Volgens niet-officiële gegevens zou die vervuiling nog twee keer zo hoog zijn. The authorities of the Chinese Hoofdstad were responsible for the population of the activities in the open air. In the north and north-west of China there were heavy winds and some air and orange color. On such places, the zichtbaarheid is covered by a few meters.
Volgens de autoriteiten is the air handling for the purpose of knowing a fijn substance (PM10) that can be taken into account and breathing problems can aggravate. Inwoners van der gebieden must be concerned about the wind and het zand en ramen en deuren houden, aldus de weerdiensten. The radien also aan om buiten een mondmasker te Dragen. Children, other people with allergies also have a risk of getting slightly bigger.
Secondary storms come about in the long run in the north of China. The wind needs more stuff in het overwegend droog deel van het land.