Smog early warning: don’t ignore the guidance and intervention of psychological smog

　　On the 10th, the Harbin Municipal Government issued the "Harbin City Heavy Pollution Weather Emergency Plan" and implemented it on the same day. The plan stipulates that Harbin's heavy pollution weather warnings are divided into four levels from low to high: blue, yellow, orange and red, and corresponding plans are activated according to the warning levels. The highest level red alert will initiate a Level I response. At that time, motor vehicles within the third ring road of Harbin will be restricted to odd and even numbers, 30% of official vehicles will be suspended, all urban public transportation will be free, and staggered commuting will be implemented.

　　The impact of haze on society is in all aspects. It is a more reasonable and scientific approach for the government to set up early warnings of different levels according to the severity of haze and formulate corresponding plans. However, in the author’s opinion, the government’s early warning mechanism should not lack the intervention of psychological haze.

　　A few days ago, Beijing gave primary and secondary school students a smog holiday in accordance with the city's smog prevention mechanism. Some middle school students made their own voices heard - they do not want or like a smog holiday, and would rather go to school under blue skies and white clouds than take a holiday on a smog day. We feel very sorry for Beijing. It is reasonable for environmentally conscious middle school students to complain about the smog in Wuwu and Wudi. However, what is the use of complaints and negative reviews? Students' complaints will not help change the status quo. He Jie, a Chinese language teacher in the third year of high school, sensitively captured this message. He published an article to guide and respond to students' rational view of smog. He guided students to face up to the current situation, start from themselves, think about social environmental protection issues, spread sunshine, and dispel the smog in students' psychology. He won applause from students and netizens.

　　No one likes smog. The threat it poses to people's lives and health is too serious to be ignored. However, the formation and management of smog are a long process. Pessimism, disappointment and endless complaints cannot solve the problem. Instead, it will affect a kind of extraordinary psychological smog, affecting our emotions and mental health. Therefore, while protecting our physical health, we should also protect our mental health. Of course, this is not just a matter of the residents themselves, it also requires the government to pay attention to the psychological haze of the people.

　　Compared with the physiological impact, the emotional and psychological impact of haze on people seems to have been ignored. In fact, the psychological threat brought by haze is very real, especially for special groups such as primary and secondary school students, elderly people in nursing homes, and patients with depression. In hazy weather, they need relatives and the government to spread sunshine and send warm care and psychological comfort. From this perspective, it is necessary for the government to pay attention to the impact of haze on people's psychological level, add corresponding measures to the early warning mechanism, and provide psychological counseling and intervention for special groups.