If you thought that America had a problem with pollution, it is nothing compared to the problems facing China. Earthporm.com has 10 of the most shocking photos showing the extent of China’s problems with pollution.
The Pollution remains largely unchecked and as a result the country contains some of the dirtiest air in the world. This is evidenced by the frequency of people walking through the city wearing dust masks for protection against the thick clouds of smog. China is home to many polluted, unusable waterways, as well as swaths of garbage-infested land.
These shocking photos reveal how bad China’s pollution problem has become.
1. There is a fake Hong Kong skyline for tourists, as the real skyline is covered in smog
2. Two fisherman navigate their boat through the algae-filled Chaohu Lake in Hefei, Anhui Province
3. Woman walks through the smog that covers Beijing
In Beijing particle pollution is 40x the International Safety Standard.
4. Young boy drinks water from polluted stream in Fuyuan County, Yunnan Province
5. Worker clears dead fish out of a lake in Wuhan, Central China’s Hubei Province
6. Boy takes a swim through algae-filled water in Qingdao, Shandong
7. Worker attempting the impossible task of removing oil from water in Dalian, Liaoning
8. Journalist taking a sample from the polluted red waters of the Jianhe River
9. Beijing buildings covered in smog
10. Child splashes around in a polluted reservoir in Pingba
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