Beijing braces first red alert of the year for smog (3)

Smog begins to shroud Beijing on Friday, Dec. 16, 2016. The Beijing municipal government has mobilized public transportation and suspended schools for the city's first red alert for air pollution of the year, effective from Friday evening. Density of pollutants in Beijing is expected to increase from Saturday to Monday, followed by a weak cold front on Tuesday that will not disperse the smog, which will persist until Wednesday. [Photo: Beijing Times]