China issues yellow alert on fog
Source:Xinhua Published: 2013-1-13 12:21:10
China's meteorological authority issued a yellow alert on fog shrouding the country's central and eastern regions on Sunday.
The fog will decrease visibility to within 1,000 meters in some parts of Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing municipalities, as well as provinces of Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday morning, the Central Meteorological Center said.
Plain areas in north China, regions along the Yellow and Huai rivers, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south China will see haze on Sunday, the center said.
On Monday, light and moderate snow will fall in northern parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with some areas expecting heavy snow, the center said.
Meanwhile, a cold front will lower temperatures by four to eight degrees Celsius in China's northern and eastern regions from Sunday to Wednesday, the center added.
The fog will decrease visibility to within 1,000 meters in some parts of Beijing, Tianjin and Chongqing municipalities, as well as provinces of Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, Sichuan, Hunan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Sunday morning, the Central Meteorological Center said.
Plain areas in north China, regions along the Yellow and Huai rivers, the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and south China will see haze on Sunday, the center said.
On Monday, light and moderate snow will fall in northern parts of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with some areas expecting heavy snow, the center said.
Meanwhile, a cold front will lower temperatures by four to eight degrees Celsius in China's northern and eastern regions from Sunday to Wednesday, the center added.
Citizens walk on a bridge in the fog in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south. (Xinhua/Yang Xiaoyuan)
Citizens ride in the fog on a street in Ganyu County of Lianyungang City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south. (Xinhua/Si Wei)
A man walks on a fog-shrouded street in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south. (Xinhua/Yang Xiaoyuan)
A man takes photos on the fog-shrouded Kaifeng Road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
A woman rides on the fog-shrouded Chongxin Road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
Photo taken on Jan. 13, 2013 from the car windscreen shows a fog-shrouded road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
A citizen crosses the fog-shrouded Chongxin Road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
Citizens ride on the fog-shrouded Chongxin Road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
Citizens ride on the fog-shrouded Chongxin Road in Guilin, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Jan. 13, 2013. Dense fog on Sunday hit China's east and central regions from the northeast to the south, causing serious air pollution. (Xinhua/Lu Bo'an)
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