Blog Tag - AQI

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...
Throwback Thursday: Airpocalypse a Reminder of Greater Climate Change Threats
Throwback Thursday takes a look back into Beijing's past, using our 13-year-strong blog archives as the source for a glance at the weird and...
What is in a Beijing Sandstorm?
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 ...
Fireworks Were Banned, So What Was With The CNY Smog?
Before fireworks were restricted to outside the Fifth Ring Road, an opaque haze falling on the capital over the Spring Festival holiday was an...
The Numbers Are In: 2020 Was the Best Year on Record for Beijing Air
Okay, we can all agree that 2020 sucked in many ways. However, there is one way in which it definitively did not suck: and that is in terms of air...
Air-renaissance: Beijing Celebrates 2-1/2 Years Without a “Seriously Polluted” day
With Covid-19 inconveniencing our lives over the past ten months, it seems we whiny foreigners have forgotten to complain about the air. But a quick...
Food for Thought: Oily Fish Found to Protect the Brain From Air Pollution
A new study has found that eating oily fish may help protect aging brains from the detrimental effects of air pollution. The study, published in the...
R Smoggy AF: Your Complete Guide to Pollution in Beijing
Whether you're visiting Beijing, moving to Beijing, or already living here, everyone is equally affected by the frequent changes in air quality, and...
Beijing on Track to Exit Global Top 200 Most Polluted Cities List; August the Cleanest Month on Record
IQAir, the Swiss-based air-quality technology and data company has released their annual Beijing Air Quality Report, and it contains nothing but good...
Beicology: Enjoy Summer While It Lasts as New Pollution Studies Warn of Bad Winter Days Ahead
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 ...
Beijing's Air Look Good So Far in 2019
With four months in the bag for 2019, Beijing is showing a marked improvement on air quality once again, the sixth consecutive year that the air...
Beicology: A Zero Emissions Future For Once Smoggy Beijing?
Our semi-regular Beicology column details the capital's environmental news. Beijing Could Bid Smog Adieu... by 2050 Tough as it is to imagine right...
Beicology: Can Beijing Beat the Heat and Stave Off Global Warming?
Stats about smog tend to dominate the headlines in Beijing, but it's not the only ecological factor to consider. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) is...
Beicology: A New Solution That Might Finally Rid Beijing of Its Smog
Smog hit hazardous levels on Nov 26, and despite the crystal clear skies of the following day, Beijingers didn’t exactly breathe a sigh of relief....
Beicology: This New WeChat Mini App Provides AQI Readings and Pollution Forecasts
Although the team at Kaiterra made a major name for themselves a few years back with their Laser Egg air quality monitors, now a common fixture in...