Cooler weather expected to dispel pollution Thursday
Taiwan News
Date: 2017/11/29
By: Matthew Strong, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – By Wednesday evening, parts of Taipei City and New Taipei City
Taipei City as viewed from Neihu Wednesday. (By Central News Agency)
were also covered by an expanding red pollution alert, meaning the air quality would affect all parts of the population, the Environmental Protection Administration said.
On a warm day which saw temperatures rise to 30 degrees Celsius, initially it was the southern part of Taiwan which suffered the most, as winds from the east were held back by the central mountain range and were unable to disperse pollution in the area.
However, by the early evening, air pollution also reached high levels in Central and Northern Taiwan, reaching the capital, the Central News Agency reported.
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