Air pollution orange alerts issued across Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Air pollution orange alerts issued across Taiwan - Focus Taiwan
Air pollution orange alerts issued across Taiwan
Taipei, Oct. 16 (CNA) Air pollution orange alerts have been issued for locations nationwide, as northeasterly winds bring pollution from outside Taiwan, the Ministry of Environment said on Monday.
Northern and western parts of the country, especially areas south of the Hsinchu-Miaoli region, will be most severely affected by the pollution, the ministry said.
As of 13:00, air pollution orange alerts had been issued for 23 locations across the country -- three in the north, three in the Taichung-Changhua-Nantou area, four in the Yunlin-Chiayi-Tainan area, 11 in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area and two on Kinmen and Penghu islands, the ministry's Taiwan Air Quality Index showed.
The pollution, mainly airborne PM2.5 particles, will accumulate in downwind areas of southern Taiwan from Monday afternoon as northeasterly winds from the north increase in strength, the ministry said, urging members of the public with respiratory or related conditions to avoid strenuous outdoor activity.
Based on the seven-color gauge used by the ministry's Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network, an orange alert indicates unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups, while a green and a yellow light means "good" and "moderate" air quality, respectively; red, violet and hazel reflect unhealthy, very unhealthy and hazardous air quality for the general public.
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