Southern Taiwan blanketed by air pollution

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2017/11/30
By: Wu Hsin-yun and Flor Wang

Taipei, Nov. 30 (CNA) Poor air quality in southern Taiwan is expected to continue into the weekend, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) said Thursday, urging sensitive groups to avoid outdoor activities as a precaution.

As of noon Thursday, air quality in northern Taiwan, particularly Taoyuan, Hsinchu and Miaoli, and central Taiwan had significantly improved since Wednesday, when most parts of the country were subject to high levels of PM2.5, according to the EPA’s Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network. (http://taqm.epa.gov.tw/taqm/en/).

The Air Quality Index (AQI) flashed green (good air quality) or yellow (fair to good quality) in those areas.

However the AQI continued to flash orange at six monitoring stations in southern Taiwan — including Yunlin, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung and Pingtung — meaning that the air quality in those areas remains unhealthy.    [FULL  STORY]