Snow plagues N. China

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Cars move slowly on the Third Ring Road in Beijing, China, Jan. 3, 2010. Heavy snow hit Beijing on Sunday to close expressways, delay flights and disrupt bus services. (Xinhua/Tang Zhaoming)

Cars move slowly on the Third Ring Road in Beijing, China, Jan. 3, 2010. Heavy snow hit Beijing on Sunday to close expressways, delay flights and disrupt bus services. [Xinhua]

The heaviest snow to hit North China in decades caused widespread chaos on roads and left tens of thousands of passengers stranded at airports January 3.

 China's Central Meteorological Station (CMS) on Sunday evening issued the third orange alert since the first one on Saturday, extending the warning against a strong cold wave and strong wind.

People ride electric bicycles in the street during a snowfall in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 3, 2010. China's Central Meteorological Station (CMS) on Sunday morning extended the warning against strong cold wave, snowstorm and heavy fog by issuing another orange alert.(Xinhua/Li Yunping)

People ride electric bicycles in the street during a snowfall in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Jan. 3, 2010. [Xinhua]

The Chinese central government is working rapidly to cope with the climate emergency.

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