【新唐人2013年10月25日訊】連日來，大陸整個東北地區陷入了嚴重霧霾天氣，多座城市污染指數持續「爆表」，黑龍江、遼寧相繼發佈大霧紅色預警。東北三省的航空、鐵路、道路交通嚴重受阻，多條高速公路全線封閉。一些城市幼兒園、中小學全部停課。有網友形容「猶如世界末日降臨」。
自10月20號早上起，東北三省出現重度霧霾，其中黑龍江省哈爾濱市的空氣污染指數持續「爆表」，甚至21號，部分地區2.5PM的懸浮微粒指數達到1000，高出世界衛生組織規定的安全標準50倍。
由於霧霾濃重，能見度極低，哈爾濱多條高速公路全線封閉，部分公交線路暫停運營，太平國際機場也被迫關閉。給市民生活造成了極大不便。
黑龍江省哈爾濱市民余雲峰：「很嚴重，很嚴重。從20號開始。哎呀﹗太不便了，學校都停課了，各單位有的都停工。」
黑龍江省哈爾濱市司機小亮:「郊區比較更嚴重一些，在兩米左右的情況就已經甚麼都看不著了，開車在那邊的時候挺受影響的，市區還好一點，三、四米，四、五米左右還能看清。有很多公交車都已經停運了。高速公路基本上都封閉了。司機反正就是開車慢慢的開，盡量不開。」
受霧霾天氣影響，哈爾濱市醫院呼吸科、耳鼻喉科的患者驟增二、三成。口罩銷售火爆，已經脫銷，全市各大藥房的普通口罩及醫用口罩也供不應求，有的市民甚至同時戴了數層口罩。
黑龍江省哈爾濱市 億百大藥房瑞祥店銷售員：「有口罩，新來的這個。普通的賣沒了，普通的那種賣沒了，全賣光了，賣空了，這幾天的口罩。今天到貨了，剛到。又要空了，又要賣光了。」
雖然目前哈爾濱的霧霾情況有所減輕，但從哈爾濱環保局官網顯示的監測數據可以看出，23號哈爾濱市各大監測點的空氣質量污染指數，仍然多在400到500之間的六級「嚴重污染」區，屬於最高等級污染。
對於造成這次霧霾的原因，哈爾濱市環保局解釋，是由於日前供暖系統開始運作，鍋爐陸續啟爐﹔其次，目前正值秋季整地期間，城郊及周邊縣市大量焚燒秸稈，產生了濃重的煙塵。
但市民質疑，在哈爾濱生活多年，即使以往的供熱季節，也沒有出現過「霧鎖全城」的場景。
哈爾濱市民余雲峰：「這種氣候的話，往年沒有發生過。」
與此同時，吉林長春、遼寧瀋陽等地，也出現了同樣嚴重的霧霾天氣。
吉林省長春市大學生小朱：「路上的能見度挺低的，我要是離路口遠一點的話，早上霧濃的時候，會看不見路口的紅綠燈。當我晚上回來的時候，我沒有帶口罩，這個時候我就感覺非常刺鼻，然後我的嗓子不是很舒服，我就感覺空氣中味道特別濃。」
東北霧霾天氣的圖片被市民們發到網上後，引發了極大的關注和討論。大陸作家協會會員，微博達人「盛京齊世明」作詩一首《霧霾下新的東北人精神》。他寫道：「厚德載霧，自強不吸，霾頭苦幹，再創『灰黃』！」他還諷刺說，事實再次證明：霧以「吸」為貴啊！「我們的宗旨」就是：餵人民浮霧！他質問﹕「誰之過？向誰人問責？」
外國的網友對中國環境污染之惡劣也表示了難以置信和不解，美國網民震驚的說﹕不明白中國人為何只用口罩對抗污染，而不是堅持要求更乾淨的空氣？
有網民反問：「每年8%—9%的GDP真的值得嗎？」
採訪編輯/張天宇 後製/葛雷
Severe Smog Appears throughout Northeast China
In recent days, severe smog appeared throughout
the Northeast region of China.
Pollution index in many cities continued to break records;
Heilongjiang and Liaoning issued a warning of red fog.
Air, rail and road traffic were severely disrupted in three
Northeast provinces and many highways were temporarily closed.
Kindergartens, primary schools and secondary schools
in a number of cities were all closed.
Some residents said that the end of the world was here.
Since the morning of October 20, the Northeast
had severe smog.
The pollution index in Harbin of Heilongjiang Province
continued to break records.
On October21, 2.5PM suspended particles index reached 1,000
in some areas, 50 times higher than WHO’s required safety
standards.
Many highways in Harbin temporarily were closed due
to the thick smog which caused low visibility.
Some bus lines also suspended their operations
and Taiping International Airport was forced to close.
All these caused great inconveniences for people’s lives.
Yu Yunfeng, Harbin resident: “It was so serious
and inconvenient.
Since October 20, schools were all closed and so were
some work units."
Xiao Liang, bus driver from Harbin: “It is more serious in
suburbs, and you cannot see anything beyond two yards.
It affects driving badly, but in the city, you can see within
five yards.
Many public transportation has stopped operations, and
highways basically are all closed.
Drivers drive slowly anyway, and it is best not to drive."
Due to severe smog in Harbin, respiratory and ENT patients
surged 20-30 percent in city hospitals.
Masks are out of stock, and ordinary masks and surgical
masks are in short supply in the city’s major pharmacies.
Some residents even wear several layers of masks.
A pharmacy salesman: “We have masks, and they
just arrived today.
The ordinary type are and all gone, sold out.
We got new masks, but they soon will be gone."
The smog situation has eased somewhat, but from the official
website, Harbin EPA monitoring data show that on Oct. 23,
the pollution index was still around 400-500, which means
serious, the highest level of pollution.
Harbin Municipal Environmental Protection Bureau explained
the reasons for the heavy smog.
It was due to operations of heating systems, gradually starting
with boiler furnaces.
In addition, it is an autumn soil preparation period,
and a large number of suburbs and surrounding counties
burn straw, producing a dense smoke.
However, residents questioned that living for many years
in Harbin, even during the heating seasons, the city-wide
smog had never been seen before.
Yu Yunfeng: “This kind of climate had not happened before."
Meanwhile, Changchun (Jilin Province) and Shenyang
(Liaoning Province) also had serious smog like Harbin.
Xiao Zhu, Jilin University student: “We had very low
visibility.
If I stand a little farther from the intersection, I cannot see
the traffic lights with thick fog in the morning.
In the evening, if I don’t wear a mask, It is very pungent,
and my throat is uncomfortable with a particularly strong smell in the air."
After pictures of heavy smog circulated on the Internet,
it hascaused a great deal of attention and discussions.
Qi Shiming, a blog talent, wrote a poem as below,
Great virtual brings heavy fog,
Breathing it in with perseverance.
Working harder under smog,
Creating splendidly again.
He even sarcastically said that the fact proves fog is made
to be breathed in and our goal is to feed suspended particles to the public.
He asked: “Whose fault is this and who should shoulder
the responsibility?"
Foreign netizens have a hard time to understand China’s harsh
environmental condition.
American netizens said: “We don’t understand why
the Chinese like to use masks to fight pollution,
rather than insisting on cleaner air."
Some netizens asked: “Is an annual GDP of 8-9 percent really
worth it?"