Blog Tag - Beicology

Beicology: Has Beijing Been Experiencing More Rain than Usual? 
Over the past few weeks the capital has experienced numerous thunderstorms along with just generally quite humid and rainy weather. Since Jun 26...
Beicology: Why Does it Hail in Summer?
If you were out and about on Jun 12, then you might have had the misfortune of being caught in one of Beijing’s summer hailstorms. The capital is no...
Beicology – Another Landmark for Beijing’s Air as it Meets All Air Quality Standards for First Time
With dining-in still a no go in the capital it can feel like there isn’t much good news going around at the moment, but there is one thing to...
Beicology: It Snowed in Beijing Yesterday!?
Yep, it snowed yesterday. According to the city's meteorological authority, Beijing's suburban mountainous areas saw snowfal on Apr 27. This is a...
Beicology: When Will Spring Finally Arrive in Beijing?
This week’s chill feels more like winter than spring in the 'Jing. The capital's temperatures and weather have been all over the place throughout...
New Study Reveals What Beijing is Doing Right on Bird Biodiversity
Beijing is for the birds. As we reported in 2020, the capital has been doing a fine job of recovering avian biodiversity after years of losses. Now,...
Beicology: The Capital's Complicated Relationship With Snow
Throughout the entire Winter Olympic season, the capital was blessed with heavy snows and howling winds welcoming Olympians and officials from all...
24 Things I Stopped Buying To Go Zero Waste
'Going Zero Waste', living a life without generating any trash at all sounds like an impossible concept. Yet hundreds and thousands of zero-wasters...
Beicology: Chilly and Rainy, What Happened to Beijing?
Well it took us about a week to switch from wearing t-shirts to wearing jackets, and this weekend Beijing's temperatures dropped even further,...
May Was the Best Month on Record for Beijing's Air
Look up into Beijing's sky recently and see something unusual? Yes, those are clouds against the backdrop of a blue, blue sky: puffy ones, streaky...
Beicology: Plasic in your Poo and More Beijing Plastic News
How bad is the smog these days, really? Who is keeping tabs on the state of our drinking water? What has the government done about carbon emissions ...
Gassy Garbage: How Beijing Can Turn Its Trash into Energy
How bad is the smog these days, really? Who is keeping tabs on the state of our drinking water? What has the government done about carbon emissions ...
DP Seismic Shunyi: New Study Doubles the Estimated Number of Fault Lines Under Beijing
A new study has discovered the number of fault lines under Beijing is twice the number than previously thought. The scientific paper, published in ...
The Beijing Mystery of a Moth, a Wasp, and a Strange Thing Nailed to a Tree
Earlier this week, after spotting numerous beige, oval-shaped objects affixed to Beijing's willow trees, Antoine Mansuy of Yizhuang's green-conscious...
Despite the Occasional Airpocalypse, Beijing’s Air is on a Path to Steady Improvement
Yes, we get it, we’ve had a horrendous couple of weeks here in the capital, capping yesterday’s disastrously bad pollution that had air monitors...