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2013 Harbin smog

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How is this encyclopaedic in the least bit? Just because there are news sources doesnt mean its for an encycloapedic. It will be an orphan when off ITN. Smacks of RECENTISM, NOTNEWS Lihaas (talk) 14:54, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

All highways in the province were closed and there was major disruption to a city of 11 million people. Air pollution in the country is an embarrassment for the Politburo; one source provided in the article calls it "a constant source of public anger." There has been a tacit consensus to keep the following articles about air pollution events:

• 1997 Southeast Asian haze
• 2005 Malaysian haze
• Great Smog
• 1930 Meuse Valley fog
• 1948 Donora smog
• 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull
• Air travel disruption after the 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption
• Consequences of the April 2010 Eyjafjallajökull eruption —rybec 16:20, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
• Keep Per the links provided by rybec. It appears like this is the most severe case of smog in history. Ryan Vesey 16:39, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
• Keep plenty of sources are available to write a proper article. I think this should be snow closed as keep. Jehochman ^Talk 18:23, 22 October 2013 (UTC)
• Keep as there are clearly several sources demonstrating its international notability. You may want to review Wikipedia:Notability (events), particularly the "inclusion criteria" section, as you have AFDd on similar grounds before. Teemu08 (talk) 18:57, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of China-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:50, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Environment-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:50, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Events-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 20:50, 22 October 2013 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. 1997 Southeast Asian haze, 2005 Malaysian haze, and 2010 eruptions of Eyjafjallajökull were much larger geographic areas, so comparing those events to this is not accurate. The Great Smog affected a much larger city, and Visibility was reduced to a few yards, compared to the 50m reduction in Harbin, shows that the "Great Smog" was far worse. "1930 Meuse Valley fog" killed 60, "1948 Donora smog" killed 20, and honestly may qualify for an AFD as well. The Harbin Smog killed zero. The article also says that this is an annual occurrence in Harbin due to coal heating. The links provided above only serve to demonstrate what this event is not, which is notable compared to the others. Suggest snow close per WP:NOTNEWS. --76.110.201.132 (talk) 21:01, 22 October 2013 (UTC)