Environment
Day 2 - Beijing sky and weather forecast
Here is how the sky looks today. There was a bit of rain this morning which even delayed the start of the tennis. The courts are all outdoor. The little bit of rain still hasn’t done anything to change the visibility.
Hazy sky for opening ceremony of 2008 Olympics
There has been no improvement in the sky today for the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. It is a little disappointing, but I am sure it won’t affect the opening ceremony too much. It could be worse.
“The weather conditions today aren’t conducive to the dispersal of pollutants,” said Guo Hu, [...]
Quote of the day
People at home don’t understand when I say that the Beijing sky is like a wintery-fog. I think this quote sums it up nicely:
“It’s tough. I’ve never seen anything like this. You’re watching batting practice in the outfield and you can’t see the ball because it’s the same colour as the sky.” Chris Reitsma, [...]
Beijing haze getting inside swimming center
This weeks hasn’t been a good week for the air in Beijing. It has been hazy all week and Thursday’s prediction of rain just never came. With some luck it could rain tonight, but it didn’t feel that way when I was out earlier.
Some United States and Australian swimmers have reported seeing haze [...]
Should the mask wearers have to apologize?
There has been a lot of controversy of the American cyclists who arrived in Beijing wearing black masks. Like many things, they tend to get blown out of proportion by the media looking for a controversy to cover and the Chinese Olympic organizers taking any criticism of their country or the games to heart.
“Those [...]
Reporting on Beijing’s smog problems, including controversy over athletes wearing masks people seem to have forgotten that many of the recent Olympic cities have had problems with pollution.
Athens, Atlanta and Los Angeles Olympics all had problems. Reuters takes a look at how each city dealt with it pollution problems. Al of [...]
The United States cycling team arrived at Beijing’s airport wearing black face masks. A spokesperson for the team said they weren’t doing as any kind of protest. “I don’t believe there was any statement trying to be made,” the spokesperson said.
Professor Arne Ljungqvist, chairman of the IOC medical commission, said he believed face [...]
- How is Beijing’s sky today? - bad!
- Haze back again over Beijing Monday morning
- Clearer skies with one week to go
- New pollution controls announced
- Emergency pollution controls to start in Beijing
- Bill Gates to spend $130,000 on anti-smoking campaign in China
- A little cooler and clearer in Beijing - threat of rain
- Australian athletes given option not to compete because of pollution
