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China And Its Smog Problem.

Problems involving the environment are occurring everyday, all over the world. Things like Acid Rain, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Hazardous Waste, Ozone Depletion, Smog, Water Pollution, Overpopulation, and Rain Forest Destruction, are some of the many problems faced by our planet today.

China, (People's Republic of China), is situated in eastern Asia, bounded by the Pacific in the east. The capital, Beijing, currently has nearly 15 million inhabitants. There has been a growing environmental problem for China as years progressed, its problem is smog, and the smog has acted like a blanket and has covered most of Beijing. Oil- and especially coal-burning factories are the main culprits of the current smog problem.

The population of china fluctuated between 60-110 million in the past 2000 years. However in the past few years China's population has risen significantly, it is estimated that its population is around 1,284,303,705 (July 2004 EST.).......

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