From BBC News: One third of China is suffering from acid rain caused by rapid industrial growth, an official report quoted by the state media says. The pollution inspection report to the standing committee of parliament found that 25.5 million tonnes of sulphur dioxide were spewed out, mainly from the country’s coal-burning factories last year […]
From AFP, via tehrantimes.com: China’s sharp rise in sulphur dioxide emissions, the main component of acid rain, is ruining the nation’s croplands and threatening the food chain in rivers and lakes, experts have said. The emissions, largely caused by burning coal to sate China’s booming appetite for electricity and by vehicle exhaust, are further exacerbating […]
From Xinhua Online The world’s largest sitting Buddha is being destroyed by acid rain. The Leshan Giant Buddha in Leshan, Southwest China’s Sichuan, is 1,204 years old and was only given a facelift in 2001.
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