Tag: pm2.5

  • Beijing’s AQI and The Price of Chinese Success

    We had our first snow about a week ago which means that Beijing has beaten most parts of Canada to winter weather. Most of the leaves have fallen off of the trees and the dutiful elders that are employed by the city to clean them up have been busy. Skies were blue and the air…

  • The Beijing Haze

    February 4, 2015 Some people were asking about what it’s like to live in Beijing given their air’s reputation for being extremely polluted. The post below, I hope, gives you some idea. When in China, do as the Chinese do. I’ve bought a mask in an attempt to stifle the amount of PM2.5 (smog) that I inhale…

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