Blog Tag - AQI
Many Beijing pollution fighters have already read the article that ran in the The Guardian this week referencing a 2016 report on the effects of...
Beijing mayor Cai Qi has announced government plans to further reduce coal burning within the municipality by 30 percent this year. The plan hinges...
Beijing will spend RMB 18.2 billion (USD 2.6 billion) on pollution alleviation in 2017, although the municipal government has only set its PM2.5 air...
It’s just a couple of weeks into 2017, and many of us are still in the midst of trying to fulfill recently made New Year’s resolutions to get out and...
Beijing’s restaurateurs are breathing sighs of relief in every sense of the word: Last week's record-breaking smog levels not only affected the...
For those of us Beijingers who keep our eyes constantly glued to AQI apps and monitors, neurotically checking for updated readings to keep our...
Congratulations, contemporary Beijing residents: You now have new pollution bragging rights, as you have survived the worst week of air on record...
Like an apocalyptic disaster flick, the plot of 2016's red alert thickened as quickly as the smog it was designed to warn against.
Among those most...
As if we didn't already have enough to worry about when it comes Beijing's air, scientists have now discovered DNA that can lead to bacteria becoming...
Well, so much for the supposed "smog free tower."
Though it was billed as a way to effectively filter pollutants from Beijing's air, Dutch designer...
Beijing is aiming to super soak its way to clearer skies with pollution-fighting water cannons.
As ridiculous as that sounds, it's actually a serious...
Most of us Beijing dwellers have bought an air purifier ahead of the capital's smoggy winter season, and assumed that such a device would be enough...
For most Beijingers, smog is seen as an urban issue, with many of us linking congested lungs and congested roadways as trademark features of our...
Mandarin Monday is a weekly column where – similar to our Mandarin Month series earlier this year – we help you improve your Chinese by detailing fun...
What began as a promising year has plummeted into a dismal repeat of 2015.
Beijing's AQI levels were excellent this past January and even better in...