Blog Tag - AQI

Beicology: Beijing's Recent Smog Resurgance, Explained
Since Labor Day holiday came to an end, the capital has once again been bestowed with blissfully blue skies. But this time, many Beijingers are...
Beicology: Breathe Purified Air Anywhere With This New Futuristic Mask
Winter in Beijing usually means one thing: wheeze-inducing smog. And while this past season has been astonishingly good, the PM2.5 levels have been...
Clouded Morals: Exposure to Pollution May Lead to Increased Levels of Unethical Behavior, Study Finds
A new study has shown that exposure to increased levels of air pollution, and even imagining exposure to air pollution, may lead to “unethical...
Beicology: Will Beijing Fashionistas Flock to Buy These Pollution Masks?
The haze has been heavy lately, and we all, of course, know what that means: we should be strapping on air quality masks to ensure our lungs stay...
Beicology: Beijing's New Air-Purified Bus Line Is a Bust, Fails to Pass Our Simple AQI Test
Despite being billed as an innovative mode of transit that will keep you safe from smog, Beijing’s new air purifier-equipped Gongjiaoyilu buses are...
Beicology: Officials' Anti-Smog Efforts Smacked in the Media and on the Tennis Court
Beicology is a regular column about environmentalism, conservation and all things ecological in Beijing. If you have an eco-related story tip,...
Beicology: Personalize Your PM2.5 Protection with Cambridge Masks' New High Tech App
Editor's Note: Cambridge Mask's Kickstarter campaign went live May 30, check it out here Glancing at AQI readings and strapping a mask across your...
DP Beicology: Can Beijingers Pedal the Pollution Away With Futuristic Smog Cleaning Bikes?
Though bikes have long been touted as a cleaner way to commute, Daan Roosegaarde hopes to shift such cycling into an even higher ecological gear. The...
Share a Desk Without Coughing Up a Lung: AQI-Inclinced Coworking Spaces on Their Way to Beijing
Two issues dominate Beijing's headlines like no others: the capital's record-breaking pollution levels, and its rapidly rising rental rates. Naked...
"Whale Rider" Author Witi Ihimaera to Give Bookworm Talk, March 24
As the first published author of New Zealand's Māori Aboriginal minority, Witi Ihimaera has taken tales that are very specific to his culture and...
DP Beicology: Beijing's Last Large Coal-Fired Power Plant Suspends Operations, No One Notices
Though you wouldn't know it – based on the abysmally high AQI levels we've put up with over the past couple of days – the operation of Beijing's last...
R Beicology: Want to Know Which Factories are to Blame for Bad Air? Check Out this Pollution Map
In Beijing, few questions are more contentious than: "What is the main culprit behind our smog?" Some of us insist that vehicles are to blame, while...
Melting Polar Ice Caps Mean That Beijing's in for Many More Airpocalypses, Experts Warn
If you think Beijing's horrendous pollution levels couldn't get any worse, then brace yourself for more bad news. Yep, the capital's dismal air...
Throwback Thursday: Pollution Busting Vans Took to the Streets, Then Mysteriously Disappeared
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our nine-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
DP Feb 2017's In The Bag: Is the Air Getting Better?
We're past the two-month mark for 2017. How are we doing on the government's pledge to improve the air this year? Not good. According to Ministry of...