Guangzhou Showered with Acid Rain

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Since January, 53% percent of Guangzhou's downpours have qualified as acid rain, according to this article in the China Daily. Chenguangrong, deputy director of the provincial environmental bureau, blamed the exacerbation of acid rain on an increase in nitrogen oxide emission. "Guandong has not yet begun denitration work, because many of the old power plants have not yet mapped out such plans," he said. I'm sure the old power plants will begin mapping out plans for denitration soon. In the meantime, Cantonese, han-emigrants, and gweilos alike will continue saving their scalps with 7-11 umbrellas, Yangcheng newspapers, three-mao plastic bags, etc.