Beijing pollution
Australian athletes given option not to compete because of pollution
Australian athletes have been given the option not to compete if they think Beijing’s pollution will affect their health. The deputy chef de mission for the Australian team, Peter Montgomery said athletes have the option to pull out, but the thought it was unlikely that any would.
“I think it would be extremely unlikely that [...]
I took this video yesterday to see what Beijing’s roads look like with half the number of cars. Drivers can only use their cars on odd or even numbered days and is an attempt to curb Beijing’s pollution and traffic congestion.
First day of Beijing’s car reduction plan
Today was the second day of Beijing’s car reduction plan to help reduce congestion and pollution for the Beijing Olympics. Almost every car I saw was obeying the odd and even rule.
I took this picture at about 6 p.m, so you can see even though the number of cars (excluding taxis) should be less [...]
Hazy skies are back
After having the clearest days I have seen in Beijing, the blanket haze that constantly seems to plague Beijing is back. I really wonder if we will see blue skies during the Olympic games.
Today’s sky:
Three days ago:
Less than 50 days to go - how is the air?
It is less than 50 days to go now until the Beijing Olympics and you would expect that the air should be starting to clear with all of the work that has been put into making it better.
Unfortunately, the air seems more hazy and dusty than it was a few months ago. [...]
