Clean air is necessary for survival, that should be quite obvious. So, when the air of a place a person lives in is so polluted that people are being transported to the hospital because they are breathing it in, there needs to be a change. This is the case for the most populated country on Earth, China. Because there are so many people living in the cities of China, the air is loaded with smog. In Beijing just a couple of days ago, the polluted air was so bad that children were sent to the hospital, plane flights were cancelled due to low visibility, and people were ordered to stop driving their cars for some time. The air has been described as have a hazy, green-gray color and smelling of factory filled with chemicals. It is a normal part of everyone's day to walk around outside wearing a gas mask. This dirty air can also be the cause of many deaths.
Luckily, there are people who are trying to do something about this unfortunate situation. For example, a citizen of Beijing has invented a can filled with fresh air. All you need to do is open it up, breath in the fresh air, and you should be good for the rest of the day. Unfortunately, a "Clean Air Act" is out of the question, because it is a little to late for that kind of change. Others that have helped the situation include students signing petitions, Chinese celebrities calling for a change, and even the government of Beijing has created emergency facilities for people affected by the air.
This really came as a surprise to me. I knew that China's air was bad due to pollution, but I had no idea that is was this bad. It really is sad to know that some people are dying, because of being outside and breathing the air that surrounds them. No one should be afraid of stepping outside their own home, because they might die if they breath in the air for too long. The article also mentions other places in the world that have had the same issue and have found a way to cure it. So, eventually, China will hopefully catch on to this scary situation and make a change. Not only does this problem affect the people of China, but it also affects the economy of China and its public image. Tourism, I'm sure, is not really thriving, because I don't think that anyone would want to go to a place that could possibly kill them. Other countries are probably afraid of China and the products they export. For all we know, the dirty air could affect food that other countries buy and sell to their citizens. All in all, China needs to change, and quick, before this issue gets even more out of hand.
